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Midnight Sun (2006)
Taiyô no uta (original title)

119 min  -  Drama | Romance   -  17 June 2006 (Japan)
7.3
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Kaoru dreamily gazes from her bedroom window each morning just before dawn. She can see a stretch of the beach in front of her parent's house on a hill in Kamakura... See full summary »

Director:

Norihiro Koizumi

Writer:

Kenji Bando
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Cast

Credited cast:
Yui Yui ...
Kaoru Amane
Takashi Tsukamoto Takashi Tsukamoto ...
Koji Fujishiro
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kuniko Asagi Kuniko Asagi ...
Yuki Amane
Eri Fuse Eri Fuse
Gaku Hamada Gaku Hamada
Jun Kaname Jun Kaname ...
Kudou Youhei
Gorô Kishitani Gorô Kishitani ...
Ken Amane
Takashi Kobayashi Takashi Kobayashi
Magy Magy
Sôgen Tanaka Sôgen Tanaka ...
Haruo Kato
Airi Tôriyama Airi Tôriyama ...
Misaki Matsumae
Hajime Yamazaki
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Kaoru dreamily gazes from her bedroom window each morning just before dawn. She can see a stretch of the beach in front of her parent's house on a hill in Kamakura, but focuses upon the activity at the bus stop where Koji and his two best friends meet before going surfing. The appearance of the sun causes her to lowers the blinds and go to sleep for she suffers from Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) and exposure to the sun's rays has had the potential to kill her. At night she walks to the train station, plays her guitar and sings songs she has written, commonly returning home just a few minutes before it starts getting light. One morning she is at the bus stop singing when Koji arrives. Liking the song she was singing, he promises to go and listen to her perform as a street musician the first day of summer vacation but finds a loud and off-key man has occupied her spot. Koji improvises and takes her to Yokahama on his motor bike where her singing immediately draws a crowd... Written by Brian Greenhalgh  

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

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Also Known As:

A Song to the Sun See more »

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1.85 : 1
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Version of Xin buliao qing (1994) See more »