Five Minutes to Tomorrow

2014 film

October 23, 2014 (2014-10-23) (China)
December 27, 2014 (2014-12-27) (Japan)

Running time

127 minutesCountries

Japan
China

LanguageMandarinBox office¥8.35 million (China)

Five Minutes to Tomorrow (Chinese: 深夜前的五分钟) is a 2014 Japanese-Chinese^[1] romance suspense film directed by Isao Yukisada based on the Japanese novel of the same name by Takayoshi Honda.^[2] The movie, starring Liu Shishi, Haruma Miura, and Joseph Chang, tells a complex love story between twin sisters Ruolan and Rumei and two men, A Liang and Tianlun.^[3]

The film premiered globally at the Busan International Film Festival^[4] on October 2, 2014, was released in Mainland China on October 23, 2014, and was released in Japan on December 27, 2014.^[5]

Plot

Aliang is a watchmaker in a retro watch shop. Aliang, who likes swimming, met the mysterious and melancholy columnist Ruolan in the swimming pool. Aliang was deeply fascinated by her. Ruolan has a twin sister Rumei. In contrast to Ruolan, Rumei is a lively and cheerful superstar, and she has a gentle, tall, rich and handsome fiancé Tianlun, who is an excellent film director. Aliang, Tianlun, Ruolan and Rumei quickly formed a four-person dating group. The Ruolan sisters often played the game of exchanging identities to enjoy a double life. However, under the surface of peace, Aliang gradually noticed the seemingly close estrangement between the sisters Ruolan and Rumei. Before Rumei's wedding, the two sisters decided to go to Mauritius for their last single trip, but they encountered a shipwreck and only one survived. Is she Ruolan or Rumei? The three people were involved in a confusing emotional entanglement.

Cast

Cecilia Liu as Maggie/Michelle
Haruma Miura as Ryo
Joseph Chang as Tian Lun
Niu Ben
Yu Ya
Wang Zhihua
Sheng Kexin
Sheng Keyi
Zhang Yibai

Reception

As of October 28, the film had earned ¥8.35 million at the Chinese box office.^[6]

References

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^ "三浦春馬＆行定勲監督がオール上海ロケで挑んだ「真夜中の五分前」特報公開". Eiga (in Japanese). 2014-09-19. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
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^ "Captivating Moments at Busan International Film Festival". Pinterest. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
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^ 深夜前的五分钟（2014）. www.cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved October 26, 2014.