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.
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Directing | Kaneto Shindō | Director |
Writing | Kaneto Shindō | Writer |
Directing | Yûichi Kanemaru | Assistant Director |
Costume & Make-Up | Etsuko Egawa | Makeup Artist |
Directing | Kaze Shindo | Assistant Director |
Crew | Tatsumi Nikamoto | Stunts |
Directing | Yasuhiro Yamamoto | Assistant Director |
Camera | Yoshiyuki Miyake | Director of Photography |
Art | Shigemori Shigeta | Art Direction |
Production | Noriyasu Hirakata | Associate Producer |
Sound | Hikaru Hayashi | Original Music Composer |
Lighting | Hiroshi Yamashita | Lighting Technician |
Editing | Yukio Watanabe | Editor |