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A Ghost of a Chance
A Ghost of a Chance

A Ghost of a Chance

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Defence lawyer Emi is assigned to a particularly unusual case: a man is suspected of murdering his wealthy wife, and his only alibi is a 421-year old ghost, Rokubei. At first Emi is hesitant, but when she pursues her lead she is visited by the ghost herself. And so the fun begins in the courtroom when Prosecutor Osano starts to cross examine.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

142 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

29 October 2011

Country

Japan

Cast

Eri Fukatsu

Eri Fukatsu

Emi Hosho

Toshiyuki Nishida

Toshiyuki Nishida

Rokubei Sarashina

Hiroshi Abe

Hiroshi Abe

Hayami

Yûko Takeuchi

Yûko Takeuchi

Suzuko Yabe / Fuko Hino

Kiichi Nakai

Kiichi Nakai

Osano

Kyoko Fukada

Kyoko Fukada

Kuma Maeda

Koichi Sato

Koichi Sato

Daiki Murata

Kazuyuki Asano

Kazuyuki Asano

Inose

Keiko Toda

Keiko Toda

Mrs.Inose

KAN

KAN

Goro Yabe

Fumiyo Kohinata

Fumiyo Kohinata

Joji Danda

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Kenichi Kido

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Teruo Hoshou

Kazuyuki Aijima

Kazuyuki Aijima

Urushihara

Masachika Ichimura

Masachika Ichimura

Tsukutsuku Abe

Zen Kajihara

Zen Kajihara

Iseya

Toshiaki Karasawa

Toshiaki Karasawa

Doctor

Takayuki Kinoshita

Takayuki Kinoshita

Makio Kudou

Ryoko Shinohara

Ryoko Shinohara

Screaming woman

Koji Yamamoto

Koji Yamamoto

Tutomu Hino

Namase Katsuhisa

Namase Katsuhisa

Kaoru Urabe

Kenji Anan

Kenji Anan

Yoshimasa Kondo

Yoshimasa Kondo

Nao Okabe

Nao Okabe

Aki Nishihara

Aki Nishihara

Nurse

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