After the Sunset

After the Sunset

Year: 2019

Runtime: 133 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Michio Koshikawa

Drama

Living with his parents, Satsuki and Yuichi, in a quiet coastal town, young Towa enjoys a seemingly idyllic life. Yuichi works as a fisherman, while Satsuki runs a local restaurant. Unbeknownst to Towa, he is adopted and was found as a baby, abandoned and malnourished, in an internet café. As his adoptive parents privately struggle with a custody battle and seek to shield him from his origins, their family's harmony begins to unravel, and concerns grow about Towa's future.

Light-hearted
Happy ending
Emotionally light
Medium intensity
Fast pacing
Moderate complexity

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1

Diamond heist interrupted

Lloyd's convoy carrying the Napoleon diamond is interrupted by a disguised windscreen squeegee man who is Lola in disguise. Max Burdett seizes control of the car and drives it to a warehouse. Lloyd shoots Max before the thieves gas him, sending him unconscious.

Day Road to a warehouse
2

Lola swaps the diamond

Max survives the shooting and tells Lola to take the diamond. Lola swaps the real diamond for the one-dollar bill Lloyd had tipped her earlier, then escapes.

Immediately after Warehouse
3

Escape to Paradise Island

Max and Lola fly to Paradise Island in the Bahamas, beginning a new phase of their cat-and-mouse game. The trip marks the start of a laid-back lifestyle while the pursuit continues in the background.

Shortly after Paradise Island, Bahamas
4

Lloyd arrives six months later

Six months later, Lloyd returns to accuse Burdett of planning to steal the third Napoleon diamond from a cruise ship docking on the island. Burdett denies it, but he befriends Lloyd, showing him Paradise Island's pleasures to win his trust.

Six months later Paradise Island
5

Sophie joins the hunt

Lloyd teams up with Sophie, a local constable, to try to capture Max when the diamond is stolen again. The unlikely partnership blends law enforcement with island charm as plans unfold.

During the ongoing pursuit Paradise Island
6

Mooré offers a deal

Henri Mooré, a powerful island tycoon, learns of Burdett's impressive history as a thief and offers him island-life benefits in exchange for stealing the diamond.

Mid-plot Paradise Island
7

A fake plan to trap Mooré

Burdett pretends to work with Mooré, feeding him a fake plan for stealing the diamond while staying one step ahead of Mooré's schemes.

Later Paradise Island
8

Lola kicks Max out

Lola kicks Max out after he breaks his promise to spend their first sunset on her new deck and discovers he lied about writing vows. The rift shakes their partnership and forces Max into the next phase alone.

Following the confrontation Paradise Island
9

Bunking with Lloyd

Max is forced to bunk with Lloyd, and the two men share memories and perspectives about their lives. The forced proximity paves the way for uneasy mutual understanding.

Next morning Paradise Island
10

The plan collapses and a heist ensues

The authorities and Sophie discover them, revealing Lloyd is on suspension from the FBI. They team up to win back Sophie and Lola, but Max uses the dive trip as a distraction to steal the third diamond, while Mooré's man attempts the heist but is thwarted when the fake plan falls apart.

Morning after discovery Paradise Island
11

Mooré is killed; Lola leaves; the vow proposal

Lola leaves Max after Lloyd shoots Mooré dead when he comes for the diamond. Max realizes his error, writes his vows, and wins Lola back at the airport, proposing with the first diamond he ever bought.

After the confrontation Paradise Island / Airport
12

Lloyd reveals the setup

The next day, Lloyd encounters Max during a celebration and reveals he set him up, letting Max do the work while Lloyd later recovered the diamond.

The next day Paradise Island
13

The final tease

As Max and Lola celebrate on the beach, Max uses a remote to meddle with Stan's car that has arrived at the airport. Lola asks if this is the last time; Max says it isn't.

Final scene Beach and Airport

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