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Wikipedia article
is a 1991 independent Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki. It is a semi-fictional account of poet and painter Takehisa Yumeji. It also forms the final part of Suzuki's Taish 'Roman Trilogy', preceded by 'Zigeunerweisen' (1980) and 'Kagero-za' (1981), surrealistic psychological dramas and ghost stories linked by style, themes and the Taish period (1912-1926) setting. All three were produced by Genjiro Arato.
The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
* Kenji Sawada as Takehisa Yumeji
* Tomoko Mariya as Tomoyo
* Yoshio Harada as Sokichi Wakiya
* Masumi Miyazaki as Hikono
* Tamasaburo Bando as Gyoshu Inamura
* Reona Hirota as O-Yo
* Chikako Miyagi as Wet-nurse
* Kazuhiko Hasegawa as Onimatsu
* Michiyo Okusu as Landlady
Other
"Yumeji's Theme", written by Shigeru Umebayashi, features prominently in Wong Kar-Wai's 2000 film, In the Mood for Love.
References
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