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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.
Starring
Naoto Takenaka, Keiko Oginome, Hideko Yoshida
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
By Player was released 26 years ago in 2000.
Overview
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...
By Player is a Drama, Romance film with a runtime of 2h 6m.
CAST (20)
Naoto Takenaka
Taiji Tonoyama
Keiko Oginome
Kimie
Hideko Yoshida
Taiji's wife
Nobuko Otowa
Okaji
Yasuhito Hida
Kei Satō
KM
Kagetora Miura
Kei Yamamoto
Yuriko Hirooka
Yoshiko
YS
Yûki Suzuki
Young Yoshiko
Hideyuki Kasahara
Yasuo
KN
Kuriko Namino
Liquor Store Housewife
Mitsuko Baisho
Masayuki Shionoya
Tokuko Watanabe
Eimei Esumi
Yoji Tanaka
Kaneto Shindō
Natsuko Fuji
NS
Nobuo Shimazaki
Nao Omori
Takuji Suzuki
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What is By Player about?
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.
How long is By Player?
By Player has a runtime of 126 minutes (2h 6m).
Who stars in By Player?
The cast of By Player includes Naoto Takenaka, Keiko Oginome, Hideko Yoshida, Nobuko Otowa, Yasuhito Hida.
What is the rating of By Player?
By Player has a rating of 8.0 out of 10 based on 1 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Drama
Romance