Late Bloomer

Rain slicks the neon-lit pavement of a Tokyo backstreet, midnight. A man in a wheelchair drops a crumpled bakery bag; his gloved hand trembles retrieving it. Later, a stolen wallet rests under a futon, blood on the floorboards. This could only fester in the quiet corners of a 70s Japanese noir.

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Gô Shibata directed Late Bloomer in 2007. See Gô Shibata's full filmography, where to start with Gô Shibata, or where to go after you've seen everything by Gô Shibata.

Late Bloomer was released in 2007 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 83 minutes.