Mahiru no hoshizora

Mahiru no hoshizora, also known by its English title Starlit High Noon, is a 2005 Japanese film directed and written by Yosuke Nakagawa.

Production and Release

The film features cinematography by Hiroo Yanagida. It had its world premiere on February 18, 2005, at the Berlin International Film Festival, followed by its theatrical release in Japan on June 24, 2006. The feature has a runtime of 92 minutes and was produced in Japanese.

Plot

Lian Song operates as a Taiwanese hit man dividing his time between carrying out assignments in Taipei and hiding in Naha, Japan. In Naha, he visits a laundromat on Saturday evenings to see a young woman named Yukiko, with whom he has fallen in love without knowing her identity. His quiet routine is interrupted when his boss orders him to return to Taipei due to police pressure on gang syndicates, complicating negotiations with a rival faction demanding him as payback.

Cast

• Yu Kashii
• Kyoka Suzuki as Yukiko
• Lee-Hom Wang as Lian Song