Midnight Sun

Romeo and Juliet if one had xeroderma pigmentosum. A young woman with a rare sun allergy falls for a boy she watches each night from her window. It's sentimental Japanese melodrama, elevated by Erika Sawajiri's luminous performance.

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Norihiro Koizumi directed Midnight Sun in 2006. See Norihiro Koizumi's full filmography, where to start with Norihiro Koizumi, or where to go after you've seen everything by Norihiro Koizumi.

Midnight Sun was released in 2006 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 119 minutes.