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Round About Midnight

Round About Midnight

19996.81h 50m

Overview

While on a cigarette break in between sets, Koji, a jazz musician, witnesses a murder and runs into a girl, Linda, who is being pursued by the killers. 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.

Directed by Makoto Wada
Written by Takashi Hasegawa, Makoto Wada
Produced by Hiroyuki Iizumi, Kazuto Takida
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Top Cast

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada

Koji

Michele Reis

Michele Reis

Linda

Ittoku Kishibe

Ittoku Kishibe

Nanbu

Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

Oba

Jun'ichi Haruta

Jun'ichi Haruta

Sakuma

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Totsuka

Takashi Sasano

Takashi Sasano

Tasaki

Masako Motai

Masako Motai

Shopkeeper

Shinobu Otake

Shinobu Otake

Couple

Katsumi Takahashi

Katsumi Takahashi

Couple

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Themes & Keywords

jazz

About Round About Midnight

Round About Midnight is a crime, thriller, drama film released in 1999 exploring themes of jazz. Directed by Makoto Wada, it stars Hiroyuki Sanada, Michele Reis, Ittoku Kishibe. While on a cigarette break in between sets, Koji, a jazz musician, witnesses a murder and runs into a girl, Linda, who is being pursued by the killers. 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.

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