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

Cast:Tadanobu Asano, Takako Matsu, Shigeru Muroi, Masatô Ibu, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Shinichi Tsutsumi,

Genre:Drama, Romance,

country:Japan,

Production:TOHO, Fuji Television Network, PAPADO Music Publishers, Shinchosha Company, Nihon Eiga Broadcasting Corp., Film Makers,