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Lady Joker
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Lady Joker

2004-12-11 · 121 min · ★ 7.3

Thriller · Crime · Drama

Men and women caught up in a downward spiral of corruption, discrimination, poverty and death are the focus of this detective-thriller/social-drama inspired by the unsolved 1984 kidnapping of a Japanese candy company president.

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Production details

Directors
Hideyuki Hirayama
Production companies
Nikkatsu Corporation
Countries
Japan
Status
Released
Budget
USD 5,000,000
Revenue
USD 430,625

Top Cast

Satoshi TokushigeSatoshi TokushigeYuichiro Goda
Tetsuya WatariTetsuya WatariSeizo Monoi
Mitsuru FukikoshiMitsuru FukikoshiKatsumi Ko
Ren OsugiRen OsugiJunichi Nunokawa
Koji KikkawaKoji KikkawaShuhei Handa
Haruhiko KatoHaruhiko KatoYokichi Matsudo
Miho KannoMiho KannoKeiko Shiroyama
Jun KunimuraJun KunimuraSatoru Hirase
Ittoku KishibeIttoku KishibeSeiichi Shirai
Yutaka MatsushigeYutaka MatsushigeNishimura
Kyōzō NagatsukaKyōzō NagatsukaKyosuke Shiroyama

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