Charisma

Nov 10, 1999

1h 44m

★ 6.6

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.

Genres

Mystery

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

King Records

Tokyo Theatres Company

Charisma Trailers

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Cast

Goro Yabuike

Koji Yakusho

Naoto Kiriyama

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

Satoshi Nakasone

Ren Osugi

Chizuru Jinbo

Yoriko Doguchi

Nekoshima

Yutaka Matsushige

Tatsuo Tsuboi

Akira Otaka

Hanako

Sachiko Meguro

Young Detective

Masahiro Toda

Sugishita

Yoji Tanaka

Nishi

Jun Yoshida

Worker

Hidetoshi Kawaya

Worker

Kagetora Miura

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