Before Sunrise (2011)

Before Sunrise, also known as “In the City of Dawn”, is a Japanese movie directed by Setsuro Wakamatsu and based on a novel by Keigo Higashino. The project was first announced as part of Kadokawa’s 2010 lineup, but was re-announced on February 11, 2011 when the casting of Kyoko Fukada and Goro Kishitani was revealed.

Movie info

Original title: 夜明けの街で
Transliterated title: Yoake no Machi de
Release date: October 8, 2011
Distributed by: Kadokawa Pictures

Plot

Kazuya Watanabe is a manager at a leading construction company. He has a beautiful wife, a loving daughter, and is perfectly content with his life. However, he finds himself gradually getting closer to a temp named Akiha Nakanishi. One day, their relationship crosses the line and they spend the night together.

After their brief tryst, Watanabe realizes he still has feelings for Akiha, but she’ll soon make a shocking confession about a dark incident from her past.

Featured Cast

Actor		Role
	Goro Kishitani	Kazuya Watanabe
	Kyoko Fukada	Akiha Nakanishi
	Tae Kimura
	Ken Ishiguro
	Masaya Kikawada
	Hisako Manda
	Masatoshi Nakamura
	Ken Tanaka
	Jun Yoshinaga

Latest news

Kyoko Fukada and Goro Kishitani to star in “Yoake no Machi de”

Over a year ago, a film adaptation of Keigo Higashino’s novel Yoake no Machi de was included as part of Kadokawa’s 2010 lineup, but no further details were announced in the following months...

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