By Player (2000): Cast & Plot
By Player is a 2000 romantic drama starring Naoto Takenaka as Taiji Tonoyama, Nobuko Otowa and Keiko Oginome. It runs 2 hours 6 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 6m (126 min)
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Kindai Eiga Kyokai
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is By Player About?
The premise of By Player without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
The documentary weaves together vignettes from Taiji Tonoyama’s personal life with excerpts from his own films, punctuated by Nobuko Otowa’s direct‑to‑camera monologue that addresses Tonoyama as if speaking to him personally. Through intimate recollections it examines his chronic alcoholism, a series of sexual relationships, and foregrounds his collaborations with director Shindo.
By Player Themes & Keywords
· 6 tags- clothed male naked female scene
- female frontal nudity
- female nudity
- female rear nudity
- female full frontal nudity
- based on book
By Player Cast & Characters
Naoto Takenaka leads the cast as Taiji Tonoyama, with Nobuko Otowa as Okaji and Keiko Oginome as Kimie.
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Naoto Takenaka as Taiji Tonoyama - Nobuko Otowa as Okaji
- Keiko Oginome as Kimie
- Hideko Yoshida as Taiji's wife
Also Starring in By Player
· 19 more- Yasuhito Hida Kei Satō
- Kagetora Miura Kei Yamamoto
- Hideyuki Kasahara Yasuo
- Mitsuko Baisho
- Rinko Kikuchi
- Yoji Tanaka
- Masayuki Shionoya
- Nao Ômori
- Yuriko Hirooka Yoshiko
- Eimei Esumi
- Takuji Suzuki
- Kaneto Shindô
- Tokuko Watanabe
- Kirina Mano Woman at Bar
- Masakazu Serizawa
- Kuriko Namino Liquor Store Housewife
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- Natsuko Fuji
- Yûki Suzuki Young Yoshiko
- Nobuo Shimazaki
By Player Plot Summary
What happens in By Player from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In the opening scene, Tonoyama chats with Kimie in a quiet coffee shop, a moment that sets in motion a tangled path of love, duty, and deception. He asks her father for permission to marry [Kimie], but the father demands a divorce from his current wife, Asako. In a surprising turn, Asako later registers them as married to block the match.
The narrative then shifts to a semi-autobiographical arc, following Tonoyama through a series of episodes tied to his work with director Kaneto Shindō who appears as himself. At the point of filming The Naked Island, Tonoyama is shown teetering on the brink of alcohol poisoning, a danger walked back by the simple fact that there is nowhere to buy drinkable spirits.
Full summary
The whole story of By Player, scene by scene
By Player Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “Sanmon yakusha” and “Актер (На вторых ролях)”.
- Also known as
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- Sanmon yakusha
- Актер (На вторых ролях)
- El actor secundario
- Подыгрывающий
- 配角演员
- 삼류 배우
- Epizodní herec
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By Player FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, cast, post-credit scenes and language of By Player, each answered in a sentence.
How long is By Player?
By Player runs 2 hours 6 minutes (126 minutes).
When was By Player released?
By Player was released on December 2, 2000.
Who is in the cast of By Player?
By Player stars Naoto Takenaka as Taiji Tonoyama, Nobuko Otowa as Okaji and Keiko Oginome as Kimie, among 23 credited actors.
Does By Player have a post-credit scene?
No. By Player has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is By Player in?
The original language of By Player is Japanese.
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