A Ghost of a Chance

Defence lawyer Emi is assigned to a particularly unusual case: a man is suspected of murdering his wealthy wife, and his only alibi is a 421-year old ghost, Rokubei. At first Emi is hesitant, but when she pursues her lead she is visited by the ghost herself. And so the fun begins in the courtroom when Prosecutor Osano starts to cross examine.

Cast

Eri Fukatsu

as Emi Hosho

Toshiyuki Nishida

as Rokubei Sarashina

Hiroshi Abe

as Hayami

Yuko Takeuchi

as Suzuko Yabe / Fuko Hino

Kiichi Nakai

as Osano

Kyoko Fukada

as Kuma Maeda

Koichi Sato

as Daiki Murata

Kazuyuki Asano

as Inose

Keiko Toda

as Mrs.Inose

KAN

as Goro Yabe

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