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A Ghost of a Chance is a film of genre Drama directed by Kōki Mitani with Eri Fukatsu

A Ghost of a Chance (2011)

A Ghost of a Chance
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Length 2h22
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Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Comedy,    Fantasy,    Action
Rating68% 3.4453553.4453553.4453553.4453553.445355

A Ghost of a Chance (ステキな金縛り, Suteki na Kanashibari) (also known as "Once In a Blue Moon" in Japan) is a 2011 Japanese comedy film directed by Kōki Mitani.

Synopsis

Emi Hosho, a third-rate lawyer without much of a future, is tasked with defending Goro Yabe, a man arrested for the murder of his wife. Without much hope of winning, Yabe proclaims his innocence, saying that he was under sleep paralysis at the time of the murder. Emi heads to the inn where Yabe stayed and encounters the ghost of fallen samurai Rokubei Sarashina, who claims he was the one holding Yabe in sleep paralysis. Rokubei is brought to the court as a witness. However, the prosecution denies the existence of the occult, asserting that Rokubei's testimony is inadmissible in court. So begins the struggle to prove Yabe's innocence.

Actors

Eri Fukatsu

(Emi Hosho)Toshiyuki Nishida

(Rokubei Sarashina (fallen samurai))Hiroshi Abe

(Hayami)Yūko Takeuchi

(Suzuko Yabe / Fuko Hino)Kyōko Fukada

(Kuma Maeda)
And :
Koichi Sato
Kiichi Nakai
Tadanobu Asano
Katsuhisa Namase
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