

Whistling after Dark
2009, Japanese. Directed by Tomoko Toyama.
Kuroshi Mayama, age 14, lives alone with his mother Namiko. Though he was just under the age of one when he came to this town with his mom, he remembers everything from that day: Gettings on the bus in his mom's arms, an old woman who spoke some words to him, and the encounter with a poet... One night, with Kuroshi's birthday approaching, Father shows up unexpectedly. He insists that he and Kuroshi's mother had made an arrangement – that Kuroshi was to live with his mother until his 15th birthday and then live with his father. As Kuroshi's world gets turned upside down, his family, the people around him and even himself start to change.
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 15 October 2009
- Original title
- よるのくちぶえ
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kaori Sawai
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Whistling after Dark runs 119 minutes (1h 59m).
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Whistling after Dark isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 October 2009. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Whistling after Dark?
If you liked Whistling after Dark, try Moving, Maborosi, The Boy and the Beast.
Who directed Whistling after Dark?
Whistling after Dark (2009) was directed by Tomoko Toyama and stars Yuki Izumisawa, Reiko Kataoka, Tōru Shinagawa.