A Ghost of a Chance
| A Ghost of a Chance | |
|---|---|
 Film poster advertising this film in Japan | |
| Directed by | Kōki Mitani |
| Written by | Kōki Mitani |
| Starring |
Eri Fukatsu Toshiyuki Nishida Hiroshi Abe Yūko Takeuchi Tadanobu Asano Kiichi Nakai |
Release dates |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | US$53,982,636[1] |
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.[2][3]
Plot
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.
Cast
- Eri Fukatsu - Emi Hosho (lawyer)
- Toshiyuki Nishida - Rokubei Sarashina (fallen samurai)
- Hiroshi Abe - Yu Hayami (lawyer)
- Kiichi Nakai - Tooru Osano (prosecutor)
- Yūko Takeuchi - Reiko Yabe (murder victim), Fuuko Hino (sister of the deceased)
- Tadanobu Asano - Kenichi Kino (historian, Rokubei's descendant)
References
- ↑ "Box Office Mojo". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ↑ ステキな金縛り(2010). Allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ↑ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 157. ISBN 978-1908215017.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- A Ghost of a Chance at the Internet Movie Database