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Once in a Blue Moon

7.2

2011•2h 22m

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.

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Eri Fukatsu

Emi Hosho

Photo of Toshiyuki Nishida

Toshiyuki Nishida

Rokubei Sarashina

Photo of Hiroshi Abe

Hiroshi Abe

Hayami

Photo of Yuko Takeuchi

Yuko Takeuchi

Suzuko Yabe / Fuko Hino

Photo of Kiichi Nakai

Kiichi Nakai

Osano

Photo of Kyoko Fukada

Kyoko Fukada

Kuma Maeda

Photo of Koichi Sato

Koichi Sato

Daiki Murata

Photo of Kazuyuki Asano

Kazuyuki Asano

Inose

Photo of Keiko Toda

Keiko Toda

Mrs.Inose

Photo of Fumiyo Kohinata

Fumiyo Kohinata

Joji Danda

Photo of Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Kenichi Kido

Photo of Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Teruo Hoshou

Photo of Kazuyuki Aijima

Kazuyuki Aijima

Urushihara

Photo of Masachika Ichimura

Masachika Ichimura

Tsukutsuku Abe

Photo of Zen Kajihara

Zen Kajihara

Iseya

Photo of Toshiaki Karasawa

Toshiaki Karasawa

Doctor

Photo of Takayuki Kinoshita

Takayuki Kinoshita

Makio Kudou

Photo of Ryoko Shinohara

Ryoko Shinohara

Screaming woman

Photo of Koji Yamamoto

Koji Yamamoto

Tutomu Hino

Photo of Katsuhisa Namase

Katsuhisa Namase

Kaoru Urabe

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