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The Magic Hour (2008)

Genre : Crime, Comedy, Thriller

Runtime : 2H 16M

Director : Koki Mitani

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.

Actors

Koichi Sato
Koichi Sato
Taiki Murata
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Bingo
Eri Fukatsu
Eri Fukatsu
Mari Takachiho
Haruka Ayase
Haruka Ayase
Natsuko Shikama
Toshiyuki Nishida
Toshiyuki Nishida
Teshio
Yoshimasa Kondo
Yoshimasa Kondo
Konno
Yuki Amami
Yuki Amami
Woman in mourning dress
Kenji Anan
Kenji Anan
Nojima
Kazuyuki Asano
Kazuyuki Asano
Dr Shimizu
Hyōe Enoki
Hyōe Enoki
Abesan
Keisuke Horibe
Keisuke Horibe
Bambi
Ennosuke Ichikawa
Ennosuke Ichikawa
Kon Ichikawa
Kon Ichikawa
Film director
Manjiro Ichimura
Manjiro Ichimura
Sugawara
Teruyuki Kagawa
Teruyuki Kagawa
Jun
Zen Kajihara
Zen Kajihara
Toshiaki Karasawa
Toshiaki Karasawa
Abeshi
Fumiyo Kohinata
Fumiyo Kohinata
Kenjuro Hasegawa
Masahiro Koumoto
Masahiro Koumoto
Ota
Kiichi Nakai
Kiichi Nakai
Toru Iwata
Kyoka Suzuki
Kyoka Suzuki
Sayoko
Yasufumi Terawaki
Yasufumi Terawaki
Wanchai Bhandarkar
Keiko Toda
Keiko Toda
Madame Ranko
Yumi Usui
Yumi Usui
Shinichi Yanagisawa
Shinichi Yanagisawa
Takase Makoto
Susumu Terajima
Susumu Terajima
Hiromi Kurokawa
Shosuke Tanihara
Shosuke Tanihara
Kōji Yamamoto
Kōji Yamamoto
Grumbling Man
Gorō Ibuki
Gorō Ibuki
Takashi Shikama
Shingo Katori
Shingo Katori
Tadano Kenji [Street musician]
Tatsuhito Okuda
Tatsuhito Okuda
Doctor
Takaya Sakoda
Takaya Sakoda
Assistant Director
Takehiko Ono
Takehiko Ono
Baba (Police chief)
Yasukiyo Umeno
Yasukiyo Umeno
Mamoru (Mayor)
Nahoko Yoshimoto
Nahoko Yoshimoto
Miki (CM crew)

Crews

Koki Mitani
Koki Mitani
Director
Koki Mitani
Koki Mitani
Writer

Trailers and other movies

MAGIC HOUR Trailer 【Fuji TV Official】

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