The Tragedy of “W” (1984)
Original title: Ｗの悲劇
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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.
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Hiroko YakushimaruShizuka Mita
Masanori SeraAkio Moriguchi
Masanori SeraAkio Moriguchi
Yukio NinagawaAbe
Kōji ShimizuHideo MinertaMinoru Uchida
Noboru NakayaRyozo Dohara
Kōjirō KusanagiYoshikazu Kiuchi
Yoshie MinamiCheiko Yasue
Moeko Ezawa
Kamatari FujiwaraYuriko KonoMovie DNA
Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference441262Actor preference375737 · 375279 · 419306Country preferenceJpDecade preference1980
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What is The Tragedy of “W” about?
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.
How long is The Tragedy of “W”?
The Tragedy of “W” has a runtime of 108 minutes.