Profile Movie: A Ghost of a Chance (International English title) / Once in a Blue Moon (Japanese English title)
Romaji: Suteki na Kanashibari
Japanese: ステキな金縛り
Director: Koki Mitani
Writer: Koki Mitani
Producer: Chihiro Kameyama, Yoshinari Shimatani, Kuga Maeda, Ken Tsuchiya
Cinematographer: Hideo Yamamoto
Release Date: October 29, 2011
Runtime: 142 min.
Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Synopsis Emi Hosho (Eri Fukatsu), a not so successful lawyer, is assigned to the one of the most unusual of cases. Her client is accused of murdering his wealthy wife and he his alibi is that he was staying at an inn while suffering from "kanashibar" (sleep paralysis). The only witness able to corroborate his alibi is the 500-year-old ghost of the Sengoku period military commander Rokubei Sarashina (Toshiyuki Nishida) - who sat on the accused's chest all night long.
Attorney Emi Hosho travels to the inn to investigate further. Emi Hosho also falls into "kanashibar" and soon discovers the 500-year-ghost sitting on her chest. Knowing that the ghost is the only witness who can support her client's alibi, she grabs his hand and pleads with him to testify in court ....
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Title ______________ A Ghost of a Chance
Source _____________ DVD NTSC
Release ____________ 05-18-2012
Ripper _____________ Zoo
Runtime ____________ 02:22:52
Video ______________ x264 @ 1,275 Kbps
Audio ______________ AC3 2CH @ 192 Kbps
Resolution _________ 720 x 304
Genre ______________ Comedy
Language ___________ Japanese
Subtitle ___________ Japanese
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