The Magic Hour (film)

The Magic Hour
Japanese poster
Directed by	Koki Mitani
Written by	Koki Mitani
Distributed by	Toho
Release date(s)	June 7, 2008

The Magic Hour (ザ・マジックアワー) is a 2008 Japanese film written and directed by Koki Mitani.

In photography and cinematography, the magic hour is only a moment and the most beautiful time of the day, when afterglow of a sunset lights up around. By extension in this film, it means "the most glittering years of everyone's life".

Overview

• This film marked a film director Kon Ichikawa's last appearance and was dedicated to the memory of him. (This message can be seen in the end of this film.) In this film, movie director played by Kon Ichikawa is shooting Kuroi Hyaku-ichi-nin no Onna, a parody of Kuroi Ju-nin no Onna. (discussed later)
• Shingo Katori who played in The Wow-Choten Hotel makes a cameo appearance as the same role in this film.

• There are three short short films within a film.
  • • Kuroi Hyaku-ichi-nin no Onna
      • A potential sequel parody of Kon Ichikawa's work Kuroi Ju-nin no Onna (cast:Kiichi Nakai, Yuki Amami and hundred women, AD Koji Yamamoto)
    • Ankokugai no Yojinbo (cast: Shōsuke Tanihara, Kyoka Suzuki, Yasuhumi Terawaki, Keisuke Horibe)
    • Jitsuroku Muho-chitai (cast:Toshiaki Karasawa)

Plot summary

When a gangster (Satoshi Tsumabuki), having an affair with the wife of his boss (Toshiyuki Nishida), is found out, he promises to save face by recruiting a famous hitman. Instead, when he can’t find the real thing, he hires an actor (Kōichi Satō) to fill the role until he can find a suitable replacement.

Cast

• Satoshi Tsumabuki
• Toshiyuki Nishida
• Haruka Ayase
• Kōichi Satō
• Eri Fukatsu

External links

• The Magic Hour
• http://eiga.wikia.com/wiki/The_Magic_Hour
• http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/1728/53/
• http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/koki-mitani-returns-with-the-magic-hour/
• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1077089/