A-Saku Yoshida, Hiroaki Yoshida, Hiroshi Tamaki

A top secret American forces strategic bomber known as "Midnight Eagle" suddenly vanishes in the Northern Alps. Its payload is a specialized nuclear warhead. If it were to explode, the entire nation o...( read more  read more... )f Japan would be hurled into an unprecedented calamity. Prime Minister Takafumi Watarase convenes an emergency meeting of the Security Council of Japan. An elite squad from the Self-Defense Force able to operate in severe mountains conditions is formed, and heads off to try and recover the fuselage. Amidst the violent barrage of gunfire from agents of an enemy nation, an actual war is about to begin in the heart of Japan, 62 years after the end of World War II.

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Unrated, 2 hrs. 11 min.

Directed by: Izuru Narushima

Release Date: November 23, 2007

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DVD Release Date: September 23, 2008

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  • January 31, 2009
    This combination of an action adventure and thriller, known as Midnight Eagle, is a worthwhile watch, despite the fact it does have its share of flaws.

    The story is straightforward, despite some minor plot holes, as it revolves around a stealth bomber crashing in the sno

    ...( read more)wy northern alps. The big deal is that it has a nuke loaded on board.

    The pacing of this picture is slow and it is a bit long, as the run time is about 10 minutes over 2 hours. The first 2/3rds takes a Breaking News approach by involving media as part of the story. The emphasis on it isn't that strong though, which makes it nothing special. The last 30 minutes or so has most of the action and it is also highly climatic.

    As I previously mentioned, the pacing is slow, as this is definitely more about the characters than the action. I'm not saying that this a bad thing, but a story like this needs to have more suspense and maybe even more action.

    Takao Osawa is the main character, but he doesn't take control of this movie until the latter parts. Yuko Takeuchi plays an attractive journalist and she is the one that carries this movie in the earlier stages. A-Saku Yoshida and the rest of the supporting cast are pretty good as well.

    The slow pacing and lack of urgency in the story is a bit of a letdown, but Midnight Eagle is still a movie to consider watching.

  • February 13, 2008
    Not interested now, but maybe someday.
  • November 30, 2007
    A competent, if not inspired, mix of conspiracy thriller and action film.

    Midnight Eagle is a bit longer than it should be, but redeems itself with a very powerful and genuinely moving climactic scene which very effectively pulls together the films themes of sacrifice and loyalt...( read more)y and which ? on it's own ? makes the film well worth seeing.

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