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.

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Japan
$3,849,402

Domestic (–)
–

Worldwide
$3,947,538

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DistributorToho
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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

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Japanese All-Time Rankings

Date	Rank	Weekend	%± LW	Theaters	Change	Avg	To Date	Weekend	Estimated
Oct 10-11	5	$606,637	-	159	-	$3,815	$606,637	1	false
Oct 17-18	8	$456,634	-24.7%	159	-	$2,871	$2,196,585	2	false
Oct 24-25	11	$267,147	-41.5%	159	-	$1,680	$3,256,288	3	false
Oct 31-Nov 1	15	$191,168	-28.4%	159	-	$1,202	$3,849,402	4	false