Villon’s Wife

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Villon’s Wife is a semi-autobiographical novella by Japanese author Osamu Dazai that portrays a troubled writer’s wife struggling with poverty, infidelity, and moral ambiguity in postwar Japan.

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Villon’s Wife canonical 2
Villon’s Wife (2009 film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work ⓘ
novella ⓘ
adaptation Villon’s Wife (2009 film) ⓘ
linked to: Villon’s Wife
adaptationType Japanese live‑action film ⓘ
author Osamu Dazai ⓘ
centralTheme addiction and self‑destruction ⓘ
female resilience ⓘ
marital infidelity ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
self‑sacrifice ⓘ
shame and social stigma ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Japan ⓘ
filmDirector Kichitaro Negishi NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmLeadActor Tadanobu Asano ⓘ
Takako Matsu ⓘ
genre postwar literature ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ
semi‑autobiographical fiction ⓘ
influencedBy Osamu Dazai’s personal life ⓘ
literaryMovement Shōwa era literature ⓘ
literaryStatus classic of modern Japanese literature ⓘ
mainCharacter the writer’s wife ⓘ
narrativePerspective first‑person ⓘ
notableFor exploration of postwar Japanese society ⓘ
portrayal of a writer’s destructive behavior ⓘ
sympathetic depiction of a suffering wife ⓘ
originalLanguage Japanese ⓘ
settingLocation Tokyo ⓘ
settingPeriod postwar Japan ⓘ

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Osamu Dazai → notableWork → Villon’s Wife ⓘ
Tetsuji Tamayama → notableWork → Villon’s Wife ⓘ
Villon’s Wife → adaptation → Villon’s Wife (2009 film) ⓘ
linked to: Villon’s Wife