A Ghost of a Chance (2011)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 3.965 |
Directed By
Koki Mitani
TOP CAST
Eri Fukatsu
Emi Hosho
Toshiyuki Nishida
Rokubei Sarashina
Hiroshi Abe
Hayami
Yûko Takeuchi
Suzuko Yabe / Fuko Hino
Kiichi Nakai
Osano
Kyoko Fukada
Kuma Maeda
Koichi Sato
Daiki Murata
Kazuyuki Asano
Inose
Keiko Toda
Mrs.Inose
KAN
Goro Yabe
Fumiyo Kohinata
Joji Danda
Tadanobu Asano
Kenichi Kido
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Teruo Hoshou
Kazuyuki Aijima
Urushihara
Masachika Ichimura
Tsukutsuku Abe
Zen Kajihara
Iseya
Toshiaki Karasawa
Doctor
Takayuki Kinoshita
Makio Kudou
Ryoko Shinohara
Screaming woman
Koji Yamamoto
Tutomu Hino
Namase Katsuhisa
Kaoru Urabe
Aki Nishihara
Nurse
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