Midsummer's Equation
Masaharu Fukuyama reprises his role from 2008's "Suspect X," playing the physicist-cum-detective Manabu Yukawa. The scientist-sleuth arrives in an oceanside town to speak on a panel. But when a man turns up dead outside the inn where he's staying, Yukawa begins to unravel the connections that tie the victim to the activist daughter of the innkeepers, and a precocious boy who first appears on a train—and keeps popping up. It's a Sherlock Holmes mystery with an environmental twist, and one that should please fans of a classic whodunnit.
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About Midsummer's Equation
Midsummer's Equation is a 2013 Japanese-language crime, drama and mystery film directed by Hiroshi Nishitani. The cast is led by Masaharu Fukuyama, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Kazuki Kitamura. It has a runtime of 2h 9m.
Midsummer's Equation was produced by TOHO, FILM, and AMUSE and made in Japan. It was released on June 28, 2013.
- Director
- Hiroshi Nishitani
- Writers
- Yasushi Fukuda
- Release date
- June 28, 2013
- Original language
- Japanese
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Japan
- Production
- TOHO, FILM, AMUSE
Midsummer's Equation cast & crew
Midsummer's Equation was directed by Hiroshi Nishitani and written by Yasushi Fukuda.
The cast features Masaharu Fukuyama as Manabu Yukawa, Yuriko Yoshitaka as Misa Kishitani, Kazuki Kitamura as Shumpei Kusanagi, Anne Watanabe as Narumi Kawabata, Jun Fubuki as Setsuko Kawabata, and Hakuryu as Hidetoshi Senba.
Behind the camera, the score was composed by Masaharu Fukuyama, cinematography is by Katsumi Yanagijima, and it was produced by Yoshihiro Suzuki and Chihiro Kameyama.
Is Midsummer's Equation worth watching?
At 2h 9m, it's a standard feature-length watch.
If you enjoy crime, drama, and mystery, Midsummer's Equation is worth a place on your watchlist.
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Cast of Midsummer's Equation
Masaharu Fukuyama
Manabu Yukawa
Yuriko Yoshitaka
Misa Kishitani
Kazuki Kitamura
Shumpei Kusanagi
Anne Watanabe
Narumi Kawabata
Jun Fubuki
Setsuko Kawabata
Hakuryu
Hidetoshi Senba
Gin Maeda
Shigeharu Kawabata
Naomi Nishida
Nobuko Miyake
Sansei Shiomi
Shoji Tsukahara
Tetsushi Tanaka
Keiichi Tsukazaki
Hikaru Yamazaki
Kyohei Tsukazaki
Tôru Kizu
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▸How long is Midsummer's Equation?
Midsummer's Equation runs 2 hours 9 minutes (129 minutes).
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