Closing Time

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1996 · 81 min · TMDB 5.5/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Masahiro Kobayashi

Cast

• Sanshō Shinsui — Man
• Takeo Nakahara — Master
• Kazuki Kitamura — Kubo
• Mari Natsuki
• Ako Jissoji