Genre: Comedy
Starring: Koichi Sato, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Toshiyuki Nishida, Eri Fukatsu, Haruka Ayase, Fumiyo Kohinata, Keiko Toda
Release year: 2008
Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English
SYNOPSIS:
In deep waters for stealing the boss's girlfriend (Fukatsu Eri), nightclub manager Bingo (Tsumabuki Satoshi) has been ordered to find legendary hitman Togashi Della, or face a very painful death. With time running out, Bingo desperately hires failed stunt actor Murata Taiki (Sato Koichi) to pose as the hitman. Strolling casually into town for his big break, Murata thinks he's shooting a gangster movie, but he's actually walked into a gang war.
RATING: 8.75/10
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" From the delightful mind of Mitani Koki comes the clever and crowd-pleasing comedy The Magic Hour which had the entire theater up in stitches when I saw it during the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival. I can't remember the last time I had that much fun at the movies.
Though more ambitious, over-the-top, and narrative-driven than Mitani's previous slice-of-life Suite Dreams, The Magic Hour starts from a similar foundation. Again, he places eccentric characters in a limited space and lets them roam free on the set, crossing paths and lighting fires through comical coincidences, quirky set pieces, and smile-tugging dialogue - but this time a hotel just isn't enough. Mitani built his own quaint little town in Toho that harks back to another place and another era with its elegant buildings, handsome streets, and old-time glamour. Mitani's theater roots are clear in just about every frame of the film, from the nostalgic set and wardrobe to the dramatic acting to the deliberately staged scenes and camerawork. And yet, so charming and self-contained is Mitani's creation, when the film ventures out of the town of Sucago, it is the "real world" that seems fake rather than Mitani's world of suspended reality.
The Magic Hour's all-star cast goes along for the ride with theatrical bravado. Tsumabuki Satoshi exercises his full range of goofy facial expressions from Waterboys, 69, and Haunted Samurai to play desperate nightclub manager Bingo who's been caught sleeping with the boss's girl (Fukatsu Eri, as a selfishly sassy cabaret singer). To save his hide from hitting the bottom of the harbor, Bingo pretends to know legendary hitman Della Togashi whom his boss (Nishida Toshiyuki) is trying to find. Bingo lives only if he can bring Della, so he hires stuntman Murata (Sato Koichi) to act as the hitman under the guise of shooting a movie. Uproarious scenes of yakuza wheeling and fake filmmaking follow as Bingo flounders around trying to keep both parties under wraps about each other's identities. Sato Koichi, in particular, acts up a storm as Murata acting up a storm as Della Togashi, and the results are utterly hilarious.
Mitani Koki said he wanted to make the audience laugh three times a minute with The Magic Hour. I wasn't keeping count, but he can't be far from the mark. With earnest characters, clever direction, intelligent slapstick, and jazzy snazz, The Magic Hour is simply a wildly entertaining film that makes you laugh from the heart. Perhaps what makes The Magic Hour most affecting and enjoyable of all though is that it's a film that loves film. The director's passion for the medium is apparent in the premise and characters: the movie within a movie, the accidental director, the bit actor with oh-so-much heart, the production crew that deliver the final bang. Mitani Koki celebrates cinema and the people who create cinema in the best possible way - by making a great film. "
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