Erica 38
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Satoko Watabe, who calls herself Erica was organizing business support meetings, and collecting a fortune with a fictional investment story, under the order of her lover Ikuo Hirasawa. But she finds out that Hirasawa was actually dating multiple women and was betraying her. Once she cuts contact with Hirasawa, she seduces a rich old man, and obtains a luxurious house. She invites her mother who is in a care home to come live with her, and starts her own fictional “business support” sessions to defraud people. During her visit to Thailand, she meets a young man Porche. Erica falls in love, and enjoys her honeymoon. But the police were looming right around the corner...
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Cast
28 people
Miyoko Asada
Erica / Satoko Watabe
Known for
The Hours of My Life
Sweet Bean
Kirin Kiki
Erica's Mother
Known for
Sweet Bean
Arrietty
Yûichi Hibi
Yuriko Abe
Kinu
Known for
Horus: Prince of the Sun
Youth of the Beast
Takuma Watanabe
Takehiro Hira
Ikuo Hirasawa
Known for
Shōgun
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Yuri Akikawa
Kitagawa
Maki Kitani
Hiroo Takaoka
Juri Manase
Nakai
Also in
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Countdown to Yes
Yukiko Masumoto
Yuriko Hosono
Yûichi Hibi Director · Takuma Watanabe Composer Hiroo Takaoka Cinematographer
Budget $50M · United States release July 25, 2019 · Produced in Japan, Thailand
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Budget
$50,000,000
Production
EXCELLING
Production
Yoshimoto Kogyo
Production
Japan · Thailand
Produced in
Languages
Original title
エリカ38
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese · Thai
Release dates
China · April 13, 2019
Beijing International Film Festival premiere
Japan · June 7, 2019
Theatrical
United States · July 25, 2019
Japan Cuts
Hong Kong SAR China
November 15, 2019 · Premiere · Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
South Korea
June 30, 2019 · Premiere · Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
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