真夜中の招待状 (1981) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 1981, 真夜中の招待状 is a thriller, drame and mystère film directed by Yoshitaro Nomura, running about 125 minutes. “A psycho mystery. The one she loves is about to vanish. Is someone luring him out? Or...” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Keiko Inagawa (Asami Kobayashi) pays a visit to neurologist Aizawa about her fiancé Tatsuo Tamura (Kaoru Kobayashi). A mysterious case involving the disappearance of Tatsuo’s three brothers, one after the other, is yet to be resolved and now Tatsuo, seized with the idea that he too may disappear, has had a nervous breakdown. Aizawa suggests that Tatsuo recount his dreams as a means of solving the mystery, since human beings have an instinct that foretells the near future in the form of a dream. Keiko and Tatsuo eventually discover that the three disappearances have a strange connection…

Who’s in it. 真夜中の招待状 stars Asami Kobayashi as Keiko Inagawa, Kaoru Kobayashi as Tatsuo Tamura, Etsushi Takahashi as Yoshio Aizawa and Masakane Yonekura as Toyokichi Kuze, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.7/10, 真夜中の招待状 has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch 真夜中の招待状 page.

If you liked it. Fans of 真夜中の招待状 tend to enjoy The Dark Knight : Le Chevalier noir, Pulp Fiction, Parasite and Fight Club.