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DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
In the 50s, the complicated life of a popular writer who must share his life with his family, his numerous mistresses and his work
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 68GoodWatch 57
IMDb6.8
Running time
2 h 13 min
Longer than most dramas, +24 min on the typical 109
typical 109133Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1986
April 12, 1986
40 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 13 more25 people
- Ken OgataKazuo Katsura
- Ayumi IshidaYoriko
- Mieko HaradaKeiko Yajima
- Keiko MatsuzakaTokuko Tanayoshi
- Renji IshibashiKazuo's father
- Fumi DanKazuo's mother
- Hatsuo YamayaTokuko's father
- Junko MiyauchiTokuko's mother
Hiroyuki SanadaChuya Nakahara
Yusuke OkadaOsamu Dazai
Hisashi IgawaTsubono
Chu AraiKanda
Atom ShimojoNakajima- TITakeshi IbaSasaki
Takashi TaniguchiHayashi- RTRyuji TonegawaIchiro
- NINobuyuki IchiyanagiJiro
- SOSatoshi OkumaYata
- YYYuka YonezawaFumiko
- MOMami OkamuraSatoko
- MIMasato IseKazuo as a boy
Yukio MiyagiDetective
Gōzō SōmaDoctor- DODaisuke OkamotoYoung college student
Directing · 2
- Kinji Fukasaku Director, Screenplay
- Toshiyuki Fujiwara Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Fumio Kōnami Screenplay
- Kazuo Dan Novel
Camera · 1
- Daisaku Kimura Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Isamu Ichida Editor
Sound · 4
- Takayuki Inoue Original Music Composer
- Tadao Takakuwa Music Producer
- Kiyoshige Hirai Sound Recordist
- Teruhiko Arakawa Sound Mixer
Art · 1
- Yoshikazu Sano Art Direction
Lighting · 1
- Yoshiaki Masuda Lighting Technician
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