Counterfeit (2009)
Original title: ニセ札
Counterfeit is a 2009 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Yuichi Kimura, with a running time of 1h 34m. It stars Mitsuko Baisho, Munetaka Aoki and Yuichi Kimura.
Kageko, a teacher in a small mountain village with a thriving Japanese paper industry, is visited by a former student, who proposes a plan to manufacture counterfeit money. She initially refuses, but eventually decides to join the project for the sake of the poor children in the village and her own mentally handicapped child.
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What is Counterfeit about?
Kageko, a teacher in a small mountain village with a thriving Japanese paper industry, is visited by a former student, who proposes a plan to manufacture counterfeit money. She initially refuses, but eventually decides to join the project for the sake of the poor children in the village and her own mentally handicapped child.
When was Counterfeit released?
Counterfeit was released on 22 March 2009.
How long is Counterfeit?
Counterfeit runs 1h 34m.
Who made Counterfeit?
Counterfeit was directed by Yuichi Kimura.
Cast
- Mitsuko Baisho as Kageko Sada
- Munetaka Aoki as Tetsuya Nakagawa
- Yuichi Kimura as Noridonbe Hanamura
- Toshiyuki Itakura as Shingo Ohtsu
- Ryo Nishikata as Misako Shimamoto
- Masaki Miura as Kenjo Ogasawara
- Takashi Ukaji as Masazane Kurata
- Jun Murakami as Kiyota Hashimoto
- Yasunori Danta as Fumio Toura
- Shigeru Izumiya as Toyoji Ikemoto
- Toranosuke Kato as Toshiya Morimoto
- Kenichi Endo as Judge