Sep 08, 2009 21:59
Japanese director Kichitaro Negishi has won the best director award at the 33rd Montreal World Film Festival for his 2009 film ‘‘Viyon no Tsuma,’’ whose English title is ‘‘Villon’s Wife,’’ its distributor Toho Co said Tuesday.
‘’Villon’s Wife’’ is based on several short stories by Osamu Dazai (1909-1948) in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of his birth this year. It depicts the positive way of life of the wife of a novelist who leads a catastrophic life, and stars Takako Matsu and Tadanobu Asano. The film is scheduled for theatrical release in Japan on Oct 10.
japantoday.com