Lady Joker (2004)
Overview
Men and women caught up in a downward spiral of corruption, discrimination, poverty and death are the focus of this detective-thriller/social-drama inspired by the unsolved 1984 kidnapping of a Japanese candy company president.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $5,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $430,625.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 0.125 |
Directed By
Hideyuki Hirayama
Crew
Hideyuki Hirayama
Kaoru Takamura
Wishing Chong
Goro Yasukawa
Kōzō Shibazaki
TOP CAST
Satoshi Tokushige
Yuichiro Goda
Tetsuya Watari
Seizo Monoi
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Katsumi Ko
Ren Osugi
Junichi Nunokawa
Koji Kikkawa
Shuhei Handa
Haruhiko Kato
Yokichi Matsudo
Miho Kanno
Keiko Shiroyama
Jun Kunimura
Satoru Hirase
Ittoku Kishibe
Seiichi Shirai
Yutaka Matsushige
Nishimura
Kyōzō Nagatsuka
Kyosuke Shiroyama
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