The Tragedy of “W” (1984)

Drama

A young girl is striving for stardom. In order to get a lead role in a new production, she agrees to stand-in for a famous star whose rich patron died in her arms one night. The real-life drama gradually comes to mirror the story of the play being performed by her.

Cast

Shizuka Mita
Hiroko Yakushimaru
Akio Moriguchi
Masanori Sera
Y Yuriko Kono
Kaori Kikuchi
Miho Takagi
Kimiko Miyashita
A Akiko Shikata
M Morihiko Saito
Michio Hino
Ken Nishida
T Taishi Horikoshi
S Shunta Fuchino
Y Yuki Watase
S Seiji Endō
Abe
Yukio Ninagawa
Toshiko Hayashi
M Mariko Nonaka
K Kyohei Fujiwara
Y Yumi Kusaka
Iwao Dan
O Osamu Kimura
K Kosuke Nakatsuka
Kiyomi Tsukada
Reporter A
M Masaru Nashimoto
Reporter B
T Tsubasa Fukuoka
Reporter C
J Jin'ichiro Sudo
Hideo Minerta
Kōji Shimizu
Reporter D
K Keiko Fujita
Jun Godai
Kunihiko Mitamura
Sho Hajima
Yoshiko Mita
M Minoru Uchida
Ryozo Dohara
Noboru Nakaya
Yoshikazu Kiuchi
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Cheiko Yasue
Yoshie Minami
Moeko Ezawa
Kamatari Fujiwara

Crew

Director
Shinichirô Sawai
Director of Photography
S Seizô Sengen
Art Direction
T Tadayuki Kuwana
Lighting Technician
M Mitsuo Watanabe
Editor
K Kiyoaki Saitô
Assistant Director
I Isao Fujisawa
Sound Recordist
F Fumio Hashimoto
Sound Effects
Y Yoshio Kojima
Original Music Composer
Joe Hisaishi
Music Producer
T Tadao Takakuwa
Music Producer
H Hikaru Ishikawa
Producer
M Mitsuru Kurosawa
Producer
R Ryoji Ito
Producer
T Tsuneo Seto
Original Story
S Shizuko Natsuki
Screenplay
Haruhiko Arai
Screenplay
Shinichirô Sawai
Producer
Haruki Kadokawa