The Tragedy of "W"

The Tragedy of "W"

108 mins | Drama | Dec. 15, 1984

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.

The Tragedy of "W"

108 mins | Drama | Dec. 15, 1984

The Tragedy of "W"
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Kadokawa Pictures
Original title Wの悲劇
Directors Isao Fujisawa, Shinichirô Sawai
Writers Shizuko Natsuki, Haruhiko Arai, Shinichirô Sawai

Cast

Hiroko Yakushimaru

as Shizuka Mita

Masanori Sera

as Akio Moriguchi

Kôji Shimizu

as Hideo Minerta

Noboru Nakaya

as Ryozo Dohara

Kōjirō Kusanagi

as Yoshikazu Kiuchi

Yoshie Minami

as Cheiko Yasue

Miho Takagi

as Kaori Kikuchi

Akiko Shikata

as Kimiko Miyashita

Mariko Nonaka

as Toshiko Hayashi

Masaru Nashimoto

as Reporter A

Tsubasa Fukuoka

as Reporter B

Jin'ichiro Sudo

as Reporter C

Keiko Fujita

as Reporter D

Kunihiko Mitamura

as Jun Godai

Yoshiko Mita

as Sho Hajima