Chinese Dinner
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- Manabu Kato
- Michizō Kitō[1]
- Susumu Nakazawa
- Norio Watanabe
- Yumi Yokoo[1]
- Toshirō Yanagiba
- Izam
- Suirei[1][2][3]
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| Directed by | Yukihiko Tsutsumi |
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| Cinematography | Satoru Karasawa[1] |
| Edited by | Soichi Ueno[1] |
| Music by | Akira Mitake[1] |
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| Distributed by | Pony Canyon[1][2] |
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Running time | 78 minutes[1][2] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Chinese Dinner (Japanese: チャイニーズ・ディナー, Hepburn: Chainizu dina)[2][3] is a 2001 Japanese crime thriller film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi and written by Manabu Kato and Michizō Kitō.[1] It is a single-location thriller starring Toshirō Yanagiba as the yakuza-connected owner of a Chinese restaurant held hostage by a hitman in his own establishment. The film co-stars Izam and Suirei.[1][3] Chinese Dinner was theatrically released by Pony Canyon on March 16, 2001, in Japan.[1] The film's theme song is "Nagi" by Minako Yoshida.
Ryuichi Hoshino, the corrupt, yakuza-connected owner of a high-end Chinese restaurant, sits down in his private room for a multicourse dinner. He is celebrating a recently brokered money laundering deal that will increase his wealth substantially. However, before the first course is brought out, a mysterious dreadlocked man emerges from the shadows. Brandishing a gun, the man sits down opposite Hoshino and asks when dinner will be served. Rather than killing him, the man taunts Hoshino to guess his identity and motivations. As the night drags on and tension mounts, Hoshino tries to figure out the identity of the man and escape the situation with his life.
Cast
- Toshirō Yanagiba as Ryuichi Hoshino
- Izam as Mysterious Man
- Suirei as Waitress
Release
Chinese Dinner was theatrically released by Pony Canyon on March 16, 2001, in Japan.[1]