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A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

A friend request with a lost love sends a man back into his memories of the 90s, when life seemed to burn a little brighter.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Mirai Moriyama

Mirai Moriyama

佐藤誠

Sairi Ito

Sairi Ito

加藤かおり

Yuko Oshima

Yuko Oshima

石田恵

Masato Hagiwara

Masato Hagiwara

三好英明

Masahiro Higashide

Masahiro Higashide

関口賢太

SUMIRE

SUMIRE

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Atsushi Shinohara

Atsushi Shinohara

七瀬俊彦

Takehiro Hira

Takehiro Hira

佐内慶一郎