Midnight Eagle
Midnight Eagle | |
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Directed by | Izuru Narushima |
Screenplay by | |
Based on | Midnight Eagle by Tetsuo Takashima |
Starring | Tatsuya Fuji Yoshihiko Hakamada Ken Ishiguro Nao Ōmori Takao Osawa Yūko Takeuchi Hiroshi Tamaki |
Cinematography | |
Edited by | William M. Anderson |
Music by | Takeshi Kobayashi |
Distributed by | Shochiku Company Universal Pictures Strand Releasing |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Midnight Eagle (ミッドナイト・イーグル, Middonaito Iiguru) is a 2007 action film directed by Izuru Narushima and written by and , based on the novel by Tetsuo Takashima. Midnight Eagle is the third film directed by Izuru Narushima.[1]
The film opened in the United States on October 2, 2007 in Los Angeles. It was also shown October 20, 2007 at the Tokyo International Film Festival.[2] The film opened in limited release in the United States in New York City on November 23, 2007, and opened in Los Angeles on December 7, 2007.[3]
Production[]
Executive producers were Keiji Kameyama, Kazutaka Akimoto, Yasuhide Uno, Riki Takano, and Kanjiro Sakura. Producers were Michihiko Umezawa, Masakazu Yoda, Teruo Noguchi, Tomiyasu Moriya, and Kei Fujiki.[4] The film was shot with the full cooperation of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and Ministry of Defense.[5] Mountaineer Hirofumi Konishi was the special advisor for the scenes set in the Northern Alps.[5] Before shooting started, the crew of the film was given training in snow-covered mountains.[5] Midnight Eagle was the first mountain film set in Japan since The Precipice in 1958.[5]
Plot[]
A top secret American forces strategic bomber known as "Midnight Eagle" suddenly vanishes in the Japanese Hida Mountains.
Cast[]
- Takao Osawa as Yuji Nishizaki
- Yūko Takeuchi as Keiko Arisawa
- Hiroshi Tamaki as Shinichiro Ochiai
- as Major Akihiko Saeki
- Yoshihiko Hakamada as Toshimitsu Fuyuki
- Nao Ōmori as Major Kensuke Saito
- Ken Ishiguro as Tadao Miyata
- Tatsuya Fuji as Prime Minister Watarase
Critical reception[]
The film received mixed reviews by Western critics. As of November 24, 2007 on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 20% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 5 reviews.[3] On Metacritic, the film had an average score of 48 out of 100, based on 6 reviews.[6]
References[]
- ^ Midnight Eagle. Retrieved 2007-11-24 Archived November 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Middonaito Îguru (2007) - Release dates". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Midnight Eagle - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
- ^ [1] Archived November 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d [2] Archived November 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Midnight Eagle (2007): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
External links[]
- 2007 films
- Japanese-language films
- Japanese films
- Mountaineering films
- Japanese aviation films
- 2007 action films
- Shochiku films
- Films directed by Izuru Narushima
- Japanese action films