In the City of Dawn (2011)

Profile

• Movie: Before Sunrise (English title) / In the City of Dawn (literal title)
• Romaji: Yoake no Machi de
• Japanese: 夜明けの街で
• Director: Setsuro Wakamatsu
• Writer: Keigo Higashino (original novel), Izumi Kawasaki
• Producer:
• Cinematographer: Takahiro Tsutai
• Release Date: October 8, 2011
• Runtime: 129 min.
• Genre: Romance/Mystery
• Distributor: Kadokawa Pictures
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Synopsis

By chance, Watabe (Goro Kishitani) meets subordinate worker Nakanishi (Kyoko Fukada) at a batting center. A friendship occurs which leads to a heated love affair. Watabe then learns that Nakanishi is the prime suspect of a murder case that occurred 15 years – the murder of her father’s ex-lover. The statue of limitations for that murder case is soon to expire ..