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A Ghost of a Chance

A Ghost of a Chance

20117.32h 22m

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.

Directed by Koki Mitani
Written by Koki Mitani
Produced by Kuga Maeda, Ken Tsuchiya, Kazutoshi Wadakura
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Top Cast

Eri Fukatsu

Eri Fukatsu

Emi Hosho

Toshiyuki Nishida

Toshiyuki Nishida

Rokubei Sarashina

Hiroshi Abe

Hiroshi Abe

Hayami

Yuko Takeuchi

Yuko 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

K

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Goro Yabe

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Themes & Keywords

japancourttrialcourthousecourtroomghostold ghost

About A Ghost of a Chance

A Ghost of a Chance is a mystery, comedy, drama, fantasy film released in 2011 exploring themes of japan, court, trial, courthouse, courtroom, ghost. Directed by Koki Mitani, it stars Eri Fukatsu, Toshiyuki Nishida, Hiroshi Abe. 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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