Comedy · Japan · 2008 · 2h 16m

The Magic Hour

ザ・マジックアワー

The Magic Hour poster
Director
Koki Mitani
Cast
Koichi Sato as Taiki Murata Satoshi Tsumabuki as Bingo Eri Fukatsu as Mari Takachiho Haruka Ayase as Natsuko Shikama Toshiyuki Nishida as Teshio Yoshimasa Kondo as Konno
Crew
Hideo Yamamoto — Director of Photography Soichi Ueno — Editor Kiyoko Ogino — Original Music Composer Koki Mitani — Screenplay Kuga Maeda — Producer Kazutoshi Wadakura — Producer
Synopsis

A hustler who gets in trouble with a gang boss in the port town of Sukago agrees to make good with the don by putting him in contact with a mysterious hitman — an assassin the hustler has no idea how to contact. Instead, he hires an actor to play the role, though the thespian has no idea what he's getting into.

Trailer The Magic Hour — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
assassinyakuzacriminal underworldstruggling actorcomedy of errorsmeta cinemacrime comedyensemble comedy
Key Collaborators
Koki Mitani Director Hideo Yamamoto Director of Photography Soichi Ueno Editor Kiyoko Ogino Original Music Composer Koki Mitani Screenplay Kuga Maeda Producer Kazutoshi Wadakura Producer Yumiko Shigeoka Producer Yohei Taneda Production Design Ikuko Utsunomiya Costume Design
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