Villon’s Wife

Villon's Wife

Synopsis

Otani (Tadanobu Asano) is a prodigiously talented writer with a beautiful, faithful wife Sachi (Takako Matsu). While he is talented, his lives a destructive lifestyle of heavy drinking, running up debt, and forming passionate relationships with women other than his wife. In order to repay one of those debts, Sachi begins to work in a drinking establishment called “Tsubakiya’, where she quickly becomes very popular with the customers, and shines more brightly with every day that goes by. Among those drawn to her are a regular customer named Okada (Satoshi Tsumabuki), a fan of Otani’s writing, and the lawyer Tsuji, an old boyfriend who once abandoned her. As Sachi becomes almost unrecognisably beautiful, Otani burns with jealousy. Brooding over both his writing and his way of life, he resolves to commit suicide with his lover Akiko (Ryoko Hirosue).

Official Site: www.villon.jp

Singapore Release Date: 2nd September 2010, Thursday

Running Time: 114 minutes

Ratings: G

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tadanobu Asano, Takako Matsu, Ryoko Hirosue, Masato Ibu, Shigeru Muroi

Crew: Director (Kichitaro Negishi), Screenplay (Tanaka Youzou)

The Trailer

The Review

I couldn’t help but many a times wanting to smack silly the unfaitful, drunkard, lazy bum, sorry for an excuse of a husband, Otani, the main character.

And I’ve to give props to the director for laying the story foundation without being too bias, as the movie examines a woman’s unfair role in the institution of marriage from a neutral perspective.

The story is very much related to our personal struggles in life. Always full of drama right. The film teaches us of taking stock of our lives before it’s too late.

I started out frustrated watching this movie, but as the movie progresses, I was relieved that the suffering wife finally reaps her new found independence.

I won’t spoil more of the story of course. The question is, will the wife leaves the husband … Well as a hint, for me the ending sucked.

The Good

• Credible acting

The Bad

• Depressing to watch
• The character Otani was irritating and annoying

Editor’s Ratings