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Closing Time

First aired on Feb 1, 1996

Runtime: 81mins

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A down-and-out scriptwriter spends his days and nights in the bars of Tokyo. When he is thrown out of a joint because it is closing time, there is always a willing lady to spend the rest of the night with. In the street he has countless semi-philosophical discussions with fellow drinkers, male and female, (shot in black-and-white, as prologue to the different chapters) but in the end it often comes down to one thing: the bottle of whisky that has to be finished. An encounter with a homeless young man with AIDS marks a turning point in the life of the writer.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Sanshō Shinsui | Man
Takeo Nakahara | Master
Kazuki Kitamura | Kubo
Mari Natsuki |
Ako Jissoji |
Yûko Ishiwa |
Featured Crew
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Masahiro Kobayashi | Director
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Naoki Kaneko | Editor
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Masahiro Nishikubo | Cinematography
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Akihiko Suzuki | Sound Recordist
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Junpei Sakuma | Music
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Masahiro Kobayashi | Screenplay