Night's Tightrope, known in Japan as Shōjo (少女), is a Japanese film directed by Yukiko Mishima, based on author Kanae Minato's novel of the same name.[1][2] The theme song "Yami ni me o Koraseba" (闇に目を凝らせば) was written and performed specifically for the film by the rock band Glim Spanky at the request of Mishima.[3]
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
- Tsubasa Honda as Yuki Sakurai
- Mizuki Yamamoto as Atsuko Kusano
- Mackenyu as Hikaru Makise
- Ryō Satō as Shiori Takizawa
- Kazuya Kojima as Kazuki Ogura
- Daikichi Sugawara
- Shizuka Ishibashi as Classmate
- Maiko Kawakami
- Guin-Poon-Chaw
- Kazuko Shirakawa
- Goro Inagaki as Takao Takao
References
- ^ "少女". movie walker. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ *Johnson, Travis (November 23, 2016), "Yukiko Mishima: Walking the Line with Night's Tightrope", Filmink
- ^ "MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON interview Japan's flagship rockers GLIM SPANKY on their music". Moshi Moshi Nippon. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Night's Tightrope at IMDb