Charisma (2000)

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Love the Hard Way

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Release Date: Jan 1, 2000

Running Time: 104 mins.

Country Of Origin: Japan

starring: Koji Yakusho, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Jun Fubuki, Ren Ôsugi, Yoriko Doguchi

director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Yabuike is a brilliant detective who makes one life-changing error. Sent to rescue a politician held hostage by a madman, he fails to act when he should and both men end up dead. Crushed, Yabuike takes off into the woods, where he begins talking to a tree, which he names Charisma.

Director

Goro Yabuike

Naoto Kiriyama

Mitsuko Jinbo

Satoshi Nakasone

Chizuru Jinbo