Sin Clock

[Machine Translation] Yosuke Kubozuka stars in his first Japanese feature film in 18 years! Three cab drivers. All of them were born on March 3rd. The time limit is 3 " hours " 3 " 0 minutes in the morning. Can the worst life be turned into the best life in just one night? A chain of "coincidences" carry the fates of these men to an unexpected end in this masterpiece of unpredictable crime drama. Directed and written by Kenji Maki, an up-and-coming director whose works include "japing" ('14), which won the Gold Award for Best Short Film at the Houston International Film Festival, and "Spit and Honey" ('18), his first feature film, which won the Best New Director Award at the Nice International Film Festival. In his commercial film debut with his own original screenplay, Maki successfully created a world full of cinematic charm with a plot that is impossible to predict, and elements of a con game, and the film was a smash hit when released nationwide on February 10, 2011. The film was a smash hit when it was released nationwide on February 10, 2011. Furthermore, the film is fused with the hip-hop scene, which is currently the focus of much attention! A wide variety of artists across genres have provided music for the film. Hip-hop artists such as Awich, who boasts global popularity, and Jinmenusagi, who has been remarkably active in the rap battle scene, have provided songs for the film. The narrative of the film and the presence of rappers such as Jin Dogg and Hannya, who appear in the film as actors, create a world full of the essence of street and hip-hop. GEZAN, an alternative rock band that has garnered enthusiastic support in Japan and abroad, provides two theme songs, "Red Day" and "BODY ODD. For "Red Day," GEZAN arranged some of the lyrics to match the content of the film, thus realizing a genre-crossing collaboration with a cutting-edge artist of the times. --Shinji Takagi is a cab driver who has been abandoned by both society and his family. A strange coincidence brings him a chance to win a huge sum of black money. The key is a painting. Shinji and his colleagues set out to rob the painting, betting that they can turn their lives around in just one night. However, the fateful night is tossed about by a chain of further coincidences, and the plan runs to an ending far beyond the men's expectations...

*Rated 12-and-over.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: trailer, making-of, and more (subject to change)

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窪塚洋介、18年ぶり邦画長編映画単独主演作! "3"人のタクシードライバー。全員、"3"月"3"日生まれ。タイムリミットは、午前"3"時"3"0分。最低の人生は、たった一夜で最高の人生に変えられるのか? "偶然"の連鎖が男たちの運命を乗せ、想定外のラストへと走り出す 《予測不能》の傑作犯罪活劇。監督・脚本は、ヒューストン国際映画祭短編部門ゴールド賞を受賞した『japing』(14)、ニース国際映画祭で新人監督賞受賞に輝いた長編第1作目『唾と蜜』(18)など、国内外で高い評価を得る新鋭・牧賢治監督。自身によるオリジナル脚本での商業映画デビュー作となった本作では、先読み不能のプロット展開やコンゲーム要素など、映画的魅力あふれる作品世界を見事に構築し、23年2月10日に全国公開されるやスマッシュヒットを記録。また、実業家の藤田晋がエグゼクティブ・プロデューサーとして製作をバックアップするなど、本作の放つ途方もない熱量に各界のトップランナーが集結。さらに、今熱い注目を集めるヒップホップシーンとの融合! ジャンルを横断する多彩なアーティストが楽曲提供。劇中曲として、今や世界的な人気を誇るAwich、ラップバトルシーンでも目覚ましい活躍を見せるJinmenusagiらヒップホップアーティストが楽曲提供。本作の物語性や、Jin Dogg、般若ら俳優として本編に出演するラッパーたちの存在感が生み出す、ストリートとヒップホップのエッセンスあふれる作品世界も見どころのひとつ。テーマ曲には、国内外で熱狂的な支持を集めるオルタナティブロックバンド、GEZANが「赤曜日」、「BODY ODD」の2曲を提供。「赤曜日」では、映画の内容に合わせて歌詞の一部をアレンジするなど、ジャンルを横断した時代の先端を駆け抜けるアーティストとのコラボレーションが実現。 ――社会からも家族からも見放されたタクシードライバー、高木シンジ。奇妙な偶然が呼び寄せた、巨額の黒いカネを手にするチャンス。鍵を握るのは一枚の絵画。シンジはたった一夜での人生逆転を賭け、同僚らと絵画強奪計画を決行。だが、運命の夜はさらなる偶然の連鎖に翻弄され、男たちの思惑をはるかに超えた結末へと走り出していく・・・。

映像特典 (予定): メイキング、予告編ほか