Metro ni notte (2006)

When Shinji Hasebe got off a subway, he finds himself in 1964 on the day of his brother's death. He travels between present and past and comes to know of his father's past. Going back to ... See full summary »

Director:

Tetsuo Shinohara

Writer:

Jirô Asada (novel)

Stars:

Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Takao Osawa, Aya Okamoto

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Shin'ichi Tsutsumi	...	Shinji Hasebe
Takao Osawa	...	Sakichi Konuma
Aya Okamoto	...	Michiko Karube
Takako Tokiwa	...	Otoki
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christopher Hiraishi Mae	...	Sam
Takahiro Hôjô	...	Shoichi Hasebe
Kumiko Itô
Kengo Kôra
Hiromi Sakimoto	...	Shinji Konuma
Takashi Sasano
Jun Takatori
Min Tanaka
Shûji Yamamoto
Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Storyline

When Shinji Hasebe got off a subway, he finds himself in 1964 on the day of his brother's death. He travels between present and past and comes to know of his father's past. Going back to the past shows him the truth about his parents.

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Plot Keywords:

time travel | based on novel | 

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Genres:

Drama

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User Reviews

unsolvable riddle

I found this movie to be intriguing enough to hang on for the ride. The production design alone--rendering perfectly various historical periods in Tokyo--was worth my time.

If you like your stories tied up neatly at the end, it's probably not the movie for you. Likewise, if you can't handle non-linear time structures, give this one a miss. However, if you like riddles that can't be solved, you will probably enjoy it. In that regard, it is similar to "(The Mystery of) Rampo" (1994) and "Jacob's Ladder." However, I don't think it was as honest as those films, because forgiveness seems too easily given. As difficult as the relationships are in this movie, and given the unsolvable riddle, I don't think it was necessary for the protagonist to forgive his antagonist as unequivocally as he does in this movie. That said, given the character through-lines the actors had to work with, everyone did a terrific job... perhaps with the exception of the stiff who was hired to portray a crooked U.S. occupation forces officer. How hard could it be to find an American to play an American, or at least someone with a credible imitation of an American accent? Thankfully, he's the only clunker and only in one scene, and maybe I'm being too hard on him because of his bad rendering of an American accent. Nothing else in his performance was terrible.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site. [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

21 October 2006 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Riding on the Metro

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,365,178

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ad Gear K.K., Dentsu, Destiny

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color