Once In A Blue Moon (Blu-ray) (Special Edition) (Japan Version)

Product Description

After a radio station, a luxury hotel, & a small town, popular playwright-screenwriter-director Mitani Koki ( The Magic Hour, Suite Dreams) makes the courtroom his latest stage in Once in a Blue Moon. The hilarious supernatural comedy stars Fukatsu Eri ( The Magic Hour) as a clumsy lawyer who discovers that the only witness she has to save her latest case is the spirit of a dead samurai, played by Nishida Toshiyuki. As he does with every film, Mitani pays tribute to classic Hollywood cinema with big stars, a grand stage design, & clever writing that will entertain & tickle audiences from start to finish.

In addition to Fukatsu & Nishida, Mitanis latest all-star cast also

Includes:: Abe Hiroshi ( Still Walking), Nakai Kiichi ( Railways), Takeuchi Yuko ( Be With You), Asano Tadanobu ( Villons Wife), as well as cameos by SMAPs Kusanaga Tsuyoshi, Sato Koichi ( The Magic Hour), Oizumi Yo ( Gegege no Kitaro), Fukada Kyoko ( Yatterman), & Shinohara Ryoko ( Unfair). A hilarious courtroom comedy with genuinely touching moments, Once in a Blue Moon spent four weeks at the top of the Japanese box office, & its also one of the leading grand prize nominees at the 2012 Japan Academy Prize.

Emi (Fukatsu Eri) is passionate about being a lawyer, but her clumsiness has caused her to mess up one case after another. Finally, her boss Hayami (Abe Hiroshi) issues her an ultimatum: Win the next case, or lose her job. Her latest client is a timid man accused of murdering his wife (Takeuchi Yuko), & the only person who can support his alibi is the ghost of Rokubei (Nishida Toshiyuki), a samurai whos been dead for over 400 years. Realizing that she, too, has the ability to see Rokubei, Emi decides to make Rokubei the defenses key witness. But how will Emi convince the rest of the world that the ghost of a samurai is a credible witness?

Special Edition

Includes:: cast & director commentary, making of, deleted scenes, stage events, & trailers.