''Night's Tightrope'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese film directed by

Yukiko Mishima Yukiko Mishima ( ja, 三島有紀子) is a Japanese film director born in Kita-ku, Osaka. Her first feature film, ''Shisei: Nihohi tsuki no gotoku'', based on the Jun'ichirō Tanizaki story "The Tatooer", was released in 2009. She received b ...

, based on author Kanae Minato's novel of the same name. The theme song was written and performed specifically for the film by the rock band

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at the request of Mishima.

Plot

Yuki (Tsubasa Honda) is a second year high school student. She volunteers at a paediatrics ward for her summer vacation, because she wants to witness the moment a person dies. She got that thought after feeling envious of a transfer student's story of seeing a friend's dead body. Yuki has friend named Atsuko (Mizuki Yamamoto). She was bullied in the past and has anxiety issues. She volunteers at a nursing home for her summer vacation, hoping that she will gain courage if she sees the moment a person dies.

Cast

Tsubasa Honda is a Japanese actress and model. Career In mid-2006, Honda entered the entertainment industry after being scouted by seven different people on the same day. She then debuted as an exclusive model for the magazine ''Seventeen'' in the same year. ...

as Yuki Sakurai *

Mizuki Yamamoto is a Japanese actress and model. Biography Yamamoto was born in Fukuoka Prefecture. She started her career as an exclusive model for the women's fashion magazine CanCam in 2009. Two years later, she made her acting debut in the Fuji TV drama '' ...

as Atsuko Kusano *

Mackenyu is an American-born Japanese actor. He is the son of Japanese actor, producer, director, and martial artist Sonny Chiba. Mackenyu rose to fame after portraying Wataya Arata in the Chihayafuru live-action trilogy in 2016, which earned him the ...

as Hikaru Makise * Ryō Satō as Shiori Takizawa * Kazuya Kojima as Kazuki Ogura * Daikichi Sugawara *

Shizuka Ishibashi is a Japanese actress. She is represented by the talent agency Plage. Biography Ishibashi was born as the second of three daughters of actors Ryo Ishibashi and Mieko Harada. She began classical ballet at the age of four and in 2009 went abroad t ...

as Classmate *

Maiko Kawakami is a Swedish-born Japanese actress who has starred in numerous movies and TV serials. She is a graduate of Keio University through distance education. Biography Maiko debuted on an NHK drama titled ''Kizuna''. In 1980, she starred in the sec ...

* Guin-Poon-Chaw *

Kazuko Shirakawa (born September 30, 1947) is a Japanese actress who is best known for her appearances in Nikkatsu's ''Roman Porno'' films during the 1970s. She appeared in Nikkatsu's first film in the ''Roman Porno'' series, ''Apartment Wife'' (1971), and is co ...

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as Takao Takao

References

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* * 2016 films 2010s Japanese-language films Films based on Japanese novels 2010s Japanese films {{2010s-Japan-film-stub