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A Ghost of a Chance

A Ghost of a Chance

Part of ステキな金縛り

2011•2h 22m•7.3/10
MysteryComedyDramaFantasy

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7.3/10(43)

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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Production

TOHO, Fuji Television Network, Cine Bazar

Language

JA

Status

Released

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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

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

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