Release Date
November 23, 2007 (LA/NY)
Director
Izuru Narushima
Writer
Yasuo Hasegawa, Kenzaburo Iida
Cast
Takao Osawa, Yuko Takeuchi, Hiroshi Tamaki, Eisaku Yoshida, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Nao Omori, Ken Ishiguro, Tatsuya Fuji
Studio
Running Time
131 minutes
MPA Rating
Not Rated
What is Midnight Eagle about?
Based on the eponymous novel by acclaimed writer Tetsuo Takashima ("Intruder"), "Midnight Eagle" is a gripping adventure story, directed by Izuru Narushima and set in the snowbound Northern Alps of Japan. The film stars renowned Japanese actor Takao Osawa as Yuji Nishizaki, a former war photographer who witnesses the crash of a U.S. bomber nicknamed "Midnight Eagle," and becomes involved in an international hunt for its secret pay load, a nuclear warhead that threatens to... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Midnight Eagle, a Japanese import about two journalists who get caught up in a race to retrieve a nuclear bomb, opens today in New York and later in the year in Los Angeles. Overall, the movie is quite good, albeit with a few plot holes.
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