Movie
Eureka
Overview
In rural Japan, the survivors of a tragedy converge and attempt to overcome their damaged selves, all while a serial killer is on the loose.
Details
- Release date
- 2001-01-20
- Runtime
- 218 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- dentsu Music and Entertainment, Les Films de L'Observatoire, Suncent CinemaWorks, IMAGICA, Tokyo Theatres Company
- Country
- Japan, France
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Koji Yakusho as Makoto Sawai
- Aoi Miyazaki as Kozue Tamura
- Masaru Miyazaki as Naoki Tamura
- Yoichiro Saito as Akihiko
- Sayuri Kokusho as Yumiko
- Ken Mitsuishi as Shigeo
- Yutaka Matsushige as Matsuoka
- Sansei Shiomi as Yoshiyuki Sawai
- Machiko Ono as Mikiko
- Eihi Shiina as Keiko Kono
- Go Riju as Busjack Man
- Kimie Shingyoji as Mother
Crew
- Shinji Aoyama - Director
- Shinji Aoyama - Writer
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