July 1, 2000. British 21-year-old Lucie Blackman goes missing in Tokyo, sparking an international investigation — and an unyielding quest for justice.
Stream
Social & External
The people behind it
Tim Blackman
Self - Lucie's Father
Jake Adelstein
Self - Journalist
Lucie Blackman
Self (archive footage)
Sophie Blackman
Self - Lucie's Sister (archive footage)
Tom Fellows
Narrator (voice)
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