By Player
2000, Japanese. Directed by Kaneto Shindō.
The film is a series of vignettes from Taiji Tonoyama's life and film clips, interspersed with a dialogue to camera by Nobuko Otowa, addressing the camera as if she is addressing Tonoyama himself, recollecting events in his life. The film focuses on Tonoyama's alcohol dependence and his various sexual relationships, as well as his film work with Shindo.
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 2 December 2000
- Original title
- 三文役者
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kaneto Shindō
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By Player runs 126 minutes (2h 6m).
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By Player isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 December 2000.
What movies are like By Player?
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Who directed By Player?
By Player (2000) was directed by Kaneto Shindō and stars Naoto Takenaka, Keiko Oginome, Hideko Yoshida.