This enticing period melodrama depicts a long-suffering woman's relationship with her brilliant but self-destructive writer husband in postwar Tokyo. Based on a semi-autobiographical 1947 novel by Osamu Dazai, the story centers less on the womanizing, heavy-drinking, suicidal hero than on the wife who loves him. Written by Palm Springs International Film Festival
10th October 2009
17 years ago
1 hour 54 minutes
Finishes at 2:43pm
8 wins & 15 nominations
7/10
65%
68%
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