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Lady Joker

Name: Lady Joker
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Released: 2004-12-11
Cast: Satoshi Tokushige, Tetsuya Watari, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Ren Osugi, Koji Kikkawa

2004 | 121 min | Thriller, Crime, Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office loss and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Gone Baby Gone or L.A. Confidential, start here.
The mood: Tense, dark and gritty.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 1 min.
What might put you off: It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

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.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Box office & staying powerWeak
$431K worldwide on a $5 million budget
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet

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Cast & crew

Directed by Hideyuki Hirayama

Satoshi TokushigeYuichiro Goda
Tetsuya WatariSeizo Monoi
Mitsuru FukikoshiKatsumi Ko
Ren OsugiJunichi Nunokawa
Koji KikkawaShuhei Handa
Haruhiko KatoYokichi Matsudo
Miho KannoKeiko Shiroyama
Jun KunimuraSatoru Hirase
Ittoku KishibeSeiichi Shirai
Yutaka MatsushigeNishimura