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Release Year1996
Runtime0h 50m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresCrime, Action, Drama
Votes9
DirectorRyuhei Kitamura
WritersRyuhei Kitamura
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.6 out of 10
Cast7 credited
Also Known AsHeat After Dark
About Heat After Dark
Heat After Dark is director Ryuhei Kitamura's first theatrical release. This 50 minute film is predominantly a character study within an intense action drama. Those familiar with Kitamura's later works, perhaps especially Versus will realize this is the beginning of his characetristic modus operandi. Here, the well defined characters consist of the innocent (the cop), the relatively good (Atsuro Watabe), the relatively bad (Shinichi Suzuki), and the absolutely bad (Shigeru Izumiya ), and a few other Yakuza hoodlums thrown in for entertainment.
Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, Heat After Dark leans on a strong ensemble — Shigeru Izumiya, Toshiyuki Kitami, Masami Miyata — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1996.
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