Synopsis

Milano Bowl, a fixture on the street before the Shinjuku Koma Theater for forty-seven years, ceased operations at the close of last year. Its late-night hours, open until six in the morning, had long made it a popular destination, but the decline in bowling's popularity proved irreversible. A sense of loss hangs over the alley as it winds down. Friends gather to bid farewell after nights spent in revelry. Others arrive before dawn. Some are overcome with emotion upon first hearing the news of it