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Writer:
Kiyoshi Kurosawa (writer)
Release Date:
8 December 1999 (France) more
Plot:
A seasoned detective is called in to rescue a politician held hostage by a lunatic. In a brief moment of uncertainty... more | add synopsis
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1 win & 1 nomination more
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Is a tree just a tree? more (11 total)
Cast
(Credited cast)| Kôji Yakusho | ... | Goro Yabuike | |
| Hiroyuki Ikeuchi | ... | Naoto Kiriyama | |
| Ren Ôsugi | ... | Satoshi Nakasone | |
| Yoriko Douguchi | ... | Chizuru Jinbo | |
| Jun Fubuki | ... | Mitsuko Jinbo | |
| Akira Otaka | ... | Tatsuo Tsuboi | |
| Yutaka Matsushige | ... | Nekoshima | |
| Sachiko Meguro | ... | Hanako | |
| Masayuki Shionoya | ... | Bucho | |
| Masahiro Toda | ... | Young Officer | |
| Koichi Inamura | ... | Young Man | |
| Yôji Tanaka | ... | Sugishita | |
| Atsushi Nishida | ... | Nishi | |
| Masaaki Nagata | ... | Diet Member | |
| Setchin Kawaya | ... | Worker |
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Charisma (International: English title)
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France:104 min
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Charisma was my favorite movie at the Toronto Film Festival. The only film I've ever seen that pondered whether a tree was evil, exceptional, or just another tree. And also wonders about man's attempts to control the natural order.