Villon's Wife

This enticing period melodrama depicts a long-suffering woman's relationship with her brilliant but self-destructive writer husband in postwar Tokyo. Based on a semi-autobiographical 1947 novel by Osamu Dazai, the story centers less on the womanizing, heavy-drinking, suicidal hero than on the wife who loves him.

Grosses

Japan
$3,849,402
Domestic ()
Summary Details
DistributorToho Company
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Opening$606,637
159 theaters
Release DateOct 10, 2009
Running Time1 hr 54 min
GenresDrama
In Release83 days/11 weeks
Widest Release159 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 10-115$606,637-159-$3,815$606,6371
Oct 17-188$456,634-24.7%159-$2,871$2,196,5852
Oct 24-2511$267,147-41.5%159-$1,680$3,256,2883
Oct 31-Nov 115$191,168-28.4%159-$1,202$3,849,4024