''Night's Tightrope'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese film directed by
Yukiko Mishima, based on author
Kanae Minato's novel of the same name. The theme song was written and performed specifically for the film by the rock band
Glim Spanky at the request of Mishima.
Plot
Yuki (Tsubasa Honda) is a second year high school student. She volunteers at a paediatrics ward for her summer vacation, because she wants to witness the moment a person dies. She got that thought after feeling envious of a transfer student's story of seeing a friend's dead body.
Yuki has friend named Atsuko (Mizuki Yamamoto). She was bullied in the past and has anxiety issues. She volunteers at a nursing home for her summer vacation, hoping that she will gain courage if she sees the moment a person dies.
Cast
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Tsubasa Honda
is a Japanese actress and model.
Career
In mid-2006, Honda entered the entertainment industry after being scouted by seven different people on the same day. She then debuted as an exclusive model for the magazine '' Seventeen'' in the same year. ...
as Yuki Sakurai
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Mizuki Yamamoto
is a Japanese actress and model.
Career
Yamamoto was born in Fukuoka Prefecture. She started her career as an exclusive model for the women's fashion magazine CanCam in 2009. Two years later, she made her acting debut in the Fuji TV drama ''Sh ...
as Atsuko Kusano
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Mackenyu
, known professionally as or simply , is a Japanese actor. He rose to fame after portraying Arata Wataya in the ''Chihayafuru'' live-action trilogy in 2016, which earned him the 40th Japan Academy Newcomers of the Year Award in 2017. He has ...
as Hikaru Makise
* Ryō Satō as Shiori Takizawa
* Kazuya Kojima as Kazuki Ogura
* Daikichi Sugawara
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Shizuka Ishibashi as Classmate
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Maiko Kawakami
is a Japanese actress who has starred in numerous movies and TV serials. She is a graduate of Keio University through distance education.
Biography
Maiko debuted on an NHK drama titled ''Kizuna''. In 1980, she starred in the second Kinpachi- ...
* Guin-Poon-Chaw
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Kazuko Shirakawa
(born September 30, 1947) is a Japanese actress who is best known for her appearances in Nikkatsu's '' Roman Porno'' films during the 1970s. She appeared in Nikkatsu's first film in the ''Roman Porno'' series, ''Apartment Wife'' (1971), and is c ...
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Goro Inagaki as Takao Takao
References
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2016 films
2010s Japanese-language films
Films based on Japanese novels
2010s Japanese films
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