Until the Break of Dawn (2012)

Until the Break of Dawn Japanese movie poster

Until the Break of Dawn is a 2012 Japanese movie directed by Yuichiro Hirakawa and based on a best-selling novel by Mizuki Tsujimura.

Movie info

Original title: ツナグ
Transliterated title: Tsunagu
Release date: October 6, 2012
Directed by: Yuichiro Hirakawa
Written by: Yuichiro Hirakawa (screenplay)
Mizuki Tsujimura (novel)
Runtime: 129 min.
Eiren rating: G (General Audiences)
Distributed by: Toho

Plot

Ayumi is a high school student who’s working as an apprentice medium under the tutelage of his grandmother, Aiko, in hopes of taking over for her someday. Through this process, the film tells the stories of a middle-aged man whose mother died of cancer, a school girl whose friend died in a bicycle accident, and an office worker whose fiancee has been missing for seven years. Meanwhile, Ayumi begins to think about his own deceased parents.

Featured Cast

Actor		Role
	Tori Matsuzaka	Ayumi Shibuya
	Kirin Kiki	Aiko Shibuya
	Ryuta Sato
	Mirei Kiritani
	Ai Hashimoto
	Ito Ono
	Kenichi Endo
	Tetsuya Bessho
	Manami Honjo
	Miyoko Asada
	Kaoru Yachigusa
	Tatsuya Nakadai

Trivia

Author Mizuki Tsujimura was winner of the 32nd Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers.

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