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The Magic Hour

 

 

Written and Directed by Koki Mitani

Japan 2008 / Crime / Thriller / 136 min / Color / Dolby 5.1 / 1.85:1 Widescreen Anamorphic / NTSC / In Japanese with Optional English and Thai Subtitles



Koichi Sato, Satoshi Tsumabuki , Eri Fukatsu , Haruka Ayase, Fumiyo Kohinata, Keiko Toda .

Applying the same formula that made Suite Dreams a critical and commercial success, director Mitani Koki rounds up an all-star cast and even constructs his own town for his hilarious fourth film . The Magic Hour weaves idiosyncratic people and stories together in amusing and unexpected manners, charming audiences with a delightful scramble of jaunty nostalgia, yakuza gunfights, and sitcom suspense.

When a gangster (Satoshi Tsumabuki) steals away the mistress (Eri Fukatsu) of his boss (Toshiyuki Nishida,) he gets an ultimatum: find a legendary hitman named Della, or die. With time running out, he decides to hire an actor Daiki Murata (Koichi Sato) to trick his boss into believing that he is the hitman. Daiki beleves he is acting the role, only to discover

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