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Charisma is a japonais film of genre Drama directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa with Kōji Yakusho

Charisma (1999)

Charisma
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Length 1h44
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OriginJapon
Genres Drama,    Thriller
Rating67% 3.39463.39463.39463.39463.3946

Charisma (カリスマ, Karisuma) is a 1999 Japanese film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, starring Koji Yakusho.

The film is about a dispute between a number of people about a unique but possibly toxic tree growing in an unnamed forest. The film is largely seen from the point of view of Goro Yabuike (Koji Yakusho), a police negotiator who has been relieved of his duties following his failure to prevent the death of an important hostage. He stands in the middle of the conflicting opinions about the future of the tree, and has to decide which course to commit himself to.

Synopsis

Goro Yabuike is a hostage negotiator. He attends an incident where an MP is being held at gunpoint. The captor's ransom note reads "Restore the Rules of the World". When Yabuike has a chance to shoot the hostage-taker he hesitates. The captor kills the MP, and is in turn killed by the police. Afterwards Yabuike explains that he thought he could help both men. He is suspended from duty.

Actors

Kōji Yakusho

(Goro Yabuike)
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

(Naoto Kiriyama)
Ren Osugi

(Satoshi Nakasone)
Yoriko Dōguchi

(Chizuru Jinbo)
Jun Fubuki

(Mitsuko Jinbo)
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