Charisma (1999)
Original title: カリスマ
Charisma is a 1999 Japanese-language mystery movie directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, with a running time of 1h 44m. It stars Koji Yakusho, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi and Ren Osugi.
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.
Cast
- Koji Yakusho as Goro Yabuike
- Hiroyuki Ikeuchi as Naoto Kiriyama
- Ren Osugi as Satoshi Nakasone
- Yoriko Doguchi as Chizuru Jinbo
- Yutaka Matsushige as Nekoshima
- Akira Otaka as Tatsuo Tsuboi
- Sachiko Meguro as Hanako
- Masahiro Toda as Young Detective
- Yoji Tanaka as Sugishita
- Jun Yoshida as Nishi
- Hidetoshi Kawaya as Worker
- Kagetora Miura as Worker