Time Limit

2003 1h 35m JA

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★7.0TMDB · 2★5.3IMDB · 13

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Synopsis

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Mizusawa (Takenouchi Yutaka), an explosives expert, is arrested and charged with a string of bank robberies. Because he is a flight risk, Detective Kayama (Ogata Ken) is assigned to transport Mizusawa to Shizuoka for questioning. On the way, Kayama receives word that the hotel where his wife and daughter are attending a party has been rigged with a time bomb. Being a "by-the-book" kind of cop, Kayama refuses to abandon his job and return to help his family. Meanwhile, the hotel is swarming with police and the bomb squad who are searching for the bomb and the culprit. Time is almost up. Mizusawa claims that he is the only who who can deactivate the bomb.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yutaka Takenouchi
Ayumi Ishida
Kotomi Kyono
Kazuki Kitamura
Shōhei Hino
Noriko Sengoku
Yumi Aso
Shiro Sano

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kaizo Hayashi
Writers: Koji Hagiuda, Go Riju, Kaizo Hayashi
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Yutaka Takenouchi and Ayumi Ishida and Kotomi Kyono carry the top of the cast.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0400889 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

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

Kaizo Hayashi directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan.

Trivia

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1Released 23 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Yutaka Takenouchi and Ayumi Ishida and Kotomi Kyono carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0400889 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.