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.
Released in 1996, Closing Time is a feature film from Monkey Town Productions (Japan). It was directed by Masahiro Kobayashi and written by Masahiro Kobayashi. The cast is led by Sanshō Shinsui, Takeo Nakahara, Kazuki Kitamura, Mari Natsuki and Ako Jissoji. With a runtime of 1h 21m, the film averages 5.5/10 across 4 TMDB ratings.
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