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Closing Time (1996)
Director: Masahiro Kobayashi
Cast: SanshÅ Shinsui, Takeo Nakahara, Kazuki Kitamura, Mari Natsuki
Runtime81 min
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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.
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Closing Time (1996), directed by Masahiro Kobayashi, is a critically acclaimed black-and-white drama that follows the life of a down-and-out scriptwriter in Tokyo. The film has received positive reviews from critics and marks a turning point in the protagonist's life after an encounter with a homeless young man with AIDS.
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Fans of moody, atmospheric character studies will appreciate the introspective, black-and-white cinematography and philosophical musings of Masahiro Kobayashi's 1996 film Closing Time, which follows a struggling scriptwriter as he drifts through the bars and streets of Tokyo, finding solace in the bottom of a whisky glass.