Charisma
6.8
A seasoned detective is called in to rescue a politician held hostage by a lunatic. In a brief moment of uncertainty, he misses the chance for action. Leaving his job and family without explanation, he makes his way to a mountain forest, encountering a peculiar tree called Charisma.
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Cast
20 people
Koji Yakusho
Goro Yabuike
Known for
Perfect Days
The Boy and the Beast
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
Naoto Kiriyama
Known for
Ip Man
Alice in Borderland
Ren Osugi
Satoshi Nakasone
Known for
Fireworks
Sonatine
Yoriko Doguchi
Chizuru Jinbo
Known for
Shōgun
Cure
Yutaka Matsushige
Nekoshima
Known for
Death Note
Unnatural
Akira Otaka
Tatsuo Tsuboi
Known for
Hanzawa Naoki
Cure
Sachiko Meguro
Hanako
Also in
Warning from Space
Black Test Car
Masahiro Toda
Young Detective
Known for
Cure
Creepy
Yoji Tanaka
Sugishita
Known for
Ju-on: The Grudge
Summer Wars
Jun Yoshida
Nishi
Known for
Kamen Rider
Hidetoshi Kawaya
Worker
Known for
Yu Yu Hakusho
Antiporno
Kagetora Miura
Worker / Military
Known for
Her Love Boils Bathwater
Kiyoshi Kurosawa Director · Gary Ashiya Composer Junichiro Hayashi Cinematographer
First release May 17, 1999 · Produced in Japan · Production King Records, Tokyo Theatres Company
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production · Studio
King Records
Production
Tokyo Theatres Company
Production
Tokyo Theatres K.K.
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
カリスマ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
France · May 17, 1999
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Japan · February 26, 2000
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
September 15, 1999 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
January 25, 2009 · Premiere · Eiga-Sai Film Festival
France
December 8, 1999 · Theatrical
April 5, 2023 · Theatrical · RESSORTIE
Germany
November 10, 1999 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 27, 2000 · Theatrical · Fantasporto
Russia
December 18, 2012 · Limited theatrical · Screening of Japanese films in State Museum of the East (Moscow)
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