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Laplace's Witch
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Title: Laplace's Witch

Release Date: 4 May 2018

Runtime: 1h 55m

Genre: Mystery, Crime, Science Fiction

Director: TOHO, OLM, dentsu, East Japan Railway Co. (JR East), J Storm, KADOKAWA, OLM, Toho Pictures, Raku Film

Production Companies: TOHO, OLM, dentsu, East Japan Railway Co. (JR East), J Storm, KADOKAWA, OLM, Toho Pictures, Raku Film

Overview: An environmental analyst is asked by the police to determine if two deaths by hydrogen sulfide poisoning are an accident - or a murder. But when he meets a young woman at both sites, a scientific mystery begins.

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Average Vote: 6.143 (35 votes)

Cast

  • Shusuke Aoe: Sho Sakurai
  • Madoka Uhara: Suzu Hirose
  • Kento Amakasu: Sota Fukushi
  • Rei Kirimiya: Tao Okamoto
  • Zentaro Uhara: Lily Franky
  • Tetsu Okunishi: Mirai Shida
  • Yuji Nakaoka: Hiroshi Tamaki
  • Chisato Mizuki: Eriko Sato
  • Saisei Amakasu: Etsushi Toyokawa
  • Toru Takeo: Masanobu Takashima
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