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Mayonaka made

Mayonaka made

1999Movie⏱️ 1h 50m
DramaThriller
7.5
IMDB Rating
221 votes

Koji, a jazz musician, witnesses a murder. Dodging assassins, he encounters Linda as they desperately race against time to reach his club before midnight, all while evading deadly hit-men and law enforcement to clear their names.

Director
Makoto Wada
Writers
Takashi Hasegawa, Makoto Wada
Stars
Hiroyuki Sanada, Michelle Reis, Akira Emoto
Release Date
November 3, 2000
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Hiroyuki Sanada
Hiroyuki Sanada
as Koji
Michelle Reis
Michelle Reis
as Linda
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Akira Emoto
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Jun'ichi Haruta
Toshiaki Karasawa
Toshiaki Karasawa
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Ittoku Kishibe
Jun Kunimura
Jun Kunimura
Masako Motai
Masako Motai
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Naomasa Musaka
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Shinobu Ôtake

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color

🎯 Categories

JapaneseDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

It's a stylish neo-noir with a light touch and a sense of humor.
by Lagomorph2001-08-25
10/10

"This film, starring Hiroyuki Sanada and Michelle Reis (Fallen Angels, Kiddo in Swordsman II, etc.), was almost perfect. I'd describe it as kinder, gentler neo-noir. I know, I know, it's not really a noir if there are nice surprises. Everyone's supposed to get killed in a noir. I can sympathize with that--I like a good hard-boiled full-on noirer-than-noir noir myself (like the awesome Sleepless Town, another Japanese film, starring Takeshi Kaneshiro--worth a look if you haven't seen it already). But Round About Midnight had all the noir elements--a dame causing the hero..."

📖 Synopsis

Koji, a jazz musician, witnesses a murder. Dodging assassins, he encounters Linda as they desperately race against time to reach his club before midnight, all while evading deadly hit-men and law enforcement to clear their names.