Closing Time

Closing Time — Plot

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.

• Release date
• February 1, 1996
• Runtime
• 81 min
• Director
• Masahiro Kobayashi

Closing Time — Cast

Sanshō Shinsui Man Takeo Nakahara Master Kazuki Kitamura Kubo Mari Natsuki

A

Ako Jissoji

Y

Yûko Ishiwa Bengal Sei Hiraizumi