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Charisma

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Charisma

1999

1h 44m

6.9(56 votes)

Mystery

Drama

Thriller

Overview

A seasoned detective is called in to rescue a politician held hostage by a lunatic. In a brief moment of uncertainty, he misses the chance for action. Leaving his job and family without explanation, he makes his way to a mountain forest, encountering a peculiar tree called Charisma.

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Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

King Records

Tokyo Theatres Company

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Goro Yabuike

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

Naoto Kiriyama

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Satoshi Nakasone

Yoriko Doguchi

Yoriko Doguchi

Chizuru Jinbo

Yutaka Matsushige

Yutaka Matsushige

Nekoshima

Akira Otaka

Akira Otaka

Tatsuo Tsuboi

Sachiko Meguro

Sachiko Meguro

Hanako

Masahiro Toda

Masahiro Toda

Young Detective

Yoji Tanaka

Yoji Tanaka

Sugishita

Jun Yoshida

Nishi

Creative team

Directed by: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Written by: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Produced by: Atsuyuki Shimoda
Satoshi Kanno

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