Round About Midnight

Round About Midnight

110 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Nov. 6, 1999

Koji, a jazz musician, takes a cigarette break in between sets at a Tokyo nightclub. He witnesses a murder and runs into a girl, Linda, who is being pursued by the killers. For the next two hours, Koji and Linda are running from both the hitmen and the police. Mistakenly identified as prime suspects, they have to solve the crime but time is running out: Koji has to be back to perform in his club by midnight, as a very special guest will be attending.

Round About Midnight

110 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Nov. 6, 1999

Round About Midnight
Koji, a jazz musician, takes a cigarette break in between sets at a Tokyo nightclub. He witnesses a murder and runs into a girl, Linda, who is being pursued by the killers. For the next two hours, Koji and Linda are running from both the hitmen and the police. Mistakenly identified as prime suspects, they have to solve the crime but time is running out: Koji has to be back to perform in his club by midnight, as a very special guest will be attending.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Dentsu, Tohokushinsha Film Corporation, Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K., Imagica
Original title 真夜中まで
Directors Makoto Wada
Writers Makoto Wada, Takashi Hasegawa

Cast

Hiroyuki Sanada

as Koji

Michelle Reis

as Linda

Ittoku Kishibe

as Nanbu

Jun Kunimura

as Oba

Jun'ichi Haruta

as Sakuma

Akira Emoto

as Totsuka

Takashi Sasano

as Tasaki

Masako Motai

as Shopkeeper

Shinobu Otake

as Couple

Katsumi Takahashi

as Couple

Toshiaki Karasawa

as Man in the Car

Naho Toda

as Woman in the Car

Naomasa Musaka

as Truck Driver

Haruhiko Saitô

as Owner

Hitomi Sato

as Florist

Rie Shibata

as Female Fan

Maki Hironaka

as Female Fan

Akiko Takeguchi

as Female Fan

Koki Mitani

as Man Watching TV

Akira Nagoya

as Homeless Man

Masao Komatsu

as Magician

Yoji Tanaka

as Police Officer

Masashi Arifuku

as Police Officer

Hiroshi Omori

as Bartender

Kenji Takechi

as Bartender

Chie Ueki

as Hostess