24 Hour Playboy

1989 1h 36m JA

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 2

Comedy

Synopsis

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Nagashima is a playboy who refuses to be tied down by marriage. Suffering from insomnia recently, he is eager to find a glamorous girl who can make him fall asleep. He leaves his tiresome girlfriend Mari, and soon finds himself trapped in dangerous triple liaisons involving two nightclub hostesses and a dewy-eyed girl. When all three of them start pestering him about marriage, Nagashima makes up his mind to flee…

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Junichi Ishida
Michiyuki Nagashima
Honami Suzuki
Ruriko Nagashima
Kumiko Takeda
Yuri Nodate
Naomi Zaizen
Yuka Fujiki
Kyoko Kubo
Mari Kurata
Kyoka Suzuki
Keiko Sakagi
Mikisuke Katsura

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshimitsu Morita
Writers: Yoshimitsu Morita
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita, shot by Seizō Sengen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Soichi Noriki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Akimasa Kawashima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Junichi Ishida and Honami Suzuki and Kumiko Takeda carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0189344 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Yoshimitsu Morita directs. Seizō Sengen behind the camera. Soichi Noriki scores. Akimasa Kawashima cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita, shot by Seizō Sengen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Soichi Noriki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Akimasa Kawashima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Junichi Ishida and Honami Suzuki and Kumiko Takeda carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0189344 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.