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A Ghost of a Chance (2011)

Genre : Mystery, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Runtime : 2H 22M

Director : Koki Mitani

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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
Kōji Yamamoto
Kōji Yamamoto
Tutomu Hino
Katsuhisa Namase
Katsuhisa Namase
Kaoru Urabe
Kenji Anan
Kenji Anan
Yoshimasa Kondo
Yoshimasa Kondo
Nao Okabe
Nao Okabe
Aki Nishihara
Aki Nishihara
Nurse

Crews

Koki Mitani
Koki Mitani
Director
Koki Mitani
Koki Mitani
Writer

Trailers and other movies

映画『ステキな金縛り』予告 出演:深津絵里/西田敏行

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