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Erica 38

Original title: Erika 38
  • 20192019
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
3.6/10
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Erica 38 (2019)
  • Crime
  • Drama
Former pop idol Asada Miyoko plays Satoko, a 50-something club hostess who is lured into the grifting life and becomes lovers with a fellow con artist. After she's betrayed, Satoko flees to ... Read allFormer pop idol Asada Miyoko plays Satoko, a 50-something club hostess who is lured into the grifting life and becomes lovers with a fellow con artist. After she's betrayed, Satoko flees to Thailand, where she takes up a new identity as a 38-year-old woman named Erica. In her fin... Read allFormer pop idol Asada Miyoko plays Satoko, a 50-something club hostess who is lured into the grifting life and becomes lovers with a fellow con artist. After she's betrayed, Satoko flees to Thailand, where she takes up a new identity as a 38-year-old woman named Erica. In her final performance before her death last year, screen legend Kiki Kirin steals the film as Sat... Read all
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3.6/10
62
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  • Director
    • Yûichi Hibi
  • Writer
    • Yûichi Hibi
  • Stars
    • Yuriko Abe
    • Yuri Akikawa
    • Miyoko Asada
Top credits
  • Director
    • Yûichi Hibi
  • Writer
    • Yûichi Hibi
  • Stars
    • Yuriko Abe
    • Yuri Akikawa
    • Miyoko Asada
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    • 1User review
    • 7Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    Yuriko Abe
    Yuriko Abe
    • Kinu (victim)
    Yuri Akikawa
    • Kitagawa (victim)
    Miyoko Asada
    • Erica…
    Nanae Bando
    • Umemura (victim)
    Ikkô Furuya
    • Takeda (victim)
    Toshinori Hamada
    Toshinori Hamada
    • Kitagawa's husband
    Haruko
    • Hostess
    Daiki Hiba
    • Kenya (host)
    Takehiro Hira
    Takehiro Hira
    • Ikuo Hirasawa
    Minoru Hirota
    • Reporter
    • (voice)
    Sebastian Katsu
    • Kishida (victim)
    Kirin Kiki
    Kirin Kiki
    • Erica's mother
    Midori Kiuchi
    • Nobuko Ito
    Woraphop Klaisang
    • Porsche
    Sayaka Kobayashi
    • News caster
    • (voice)
    Masao Komatsu
    • Koji Tanaka
    Shin Konno
    • Tamaki's son
    Kazutoyo Koyabu
    • Used car mechanic
    • Director
      • Yûichi Hibi
    • Writer
      • Yûichi Hibi
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      Miyoko Asada was a big idol in Japan when she was a teenager.

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    • Release date
      • May 1, 2019 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
      • Thai
    • Also known as
      • エリカ38
    • Filming locations
      • Japan
    • Production companies
      • Excelling Co.
      • Yoshimoto Kogyo Company
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      • ¥50,000,000 (estimated)
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      1 hour 44 minutes
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      • 1.33 : 1

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