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Lady Joker
Genres
ThrillerCrimeDrama
Overview
Men and women caught up in a downward spiral of corruption, discrimination, poverty and death are the focus of this detective-thriller/social-drama inspired by the unsolved 1984 kidnapping of a Japanese candy company president.
Details
Budget
$5000000
Revenue
$430625
Runtime
121 min
Release Date
2004-12-11
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
7.5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Satoshi Tokushige
Yuichiro Goda
Tetsuya Watari
Seizo Monoi
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Katsumi Ko
Ren Osugi
Junichi Nunokawa
Koji Kikkawa
Shuhei Handa
Haruhiko Kato
Yokichi Matsudo
Miho Kanno
Keiko Shiroyama
Jun Kunimura
Satoru Hirase
Ittoku Kishibe
Seiichi Shirai
Yutaka Matsushige
Nishimura
Kyōzō Nagatsuka
Kyosuke Shiroyama
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