

Round About Midnight
1999-11-06 · 110 min · ★ 7.0
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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- Directors
- Makoto Wada
- Production companies
- IMAGICA, Nippan Group Holdings, TFC, dentsu
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Hiroyuki SanadaKoji
Michele ReisLinda
Ittoku KishibeNanbu
Jun KunimuraOba
Junichi HarutaSakuma
Akira EmotoTotsuka
Takashi SasanoTasaki
Masako MotaiShopkeeper
Shinobu OtakeCouple
Katsumi TakahashiCouple
Toshiaki KarasawaMan in the Car
Naho TodaWoman in the Car
Naomasa MusakaTruck Driver
Haruhiko SaitoOwner
Hitomi SatoFlorist
Rie ShibataFemale Fan
Akiko TakeguchiFemale Fan
Koki MitaniMan Watching TV
Akira NagoyaHomeless ManTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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