The Magic Hour
ザ・マジックアワー
2008 · 2h 16m · Comedy · Japan · Rated 12 (KR)
A hustler who gets in trouble with a gang boss in the port town of Sukago agrees to make good with the don by putting him in contact with a mysterious hitman — an assassin the hustler has no idea how to contact. Instead, he hires an actor to play the role, though the thespian has no idea what he's getting into.
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Koki Mitani6.6Smart score
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assassincomedy of errorscrime comedycriminal underworldensemble comedymeta cinemastruggling actoryakuza
Rating12 (KR)
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