CAST:
Kôji Yakusho (Goro Yabuike),
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi (Naoto Kiriyama),
Ren Osugi (Satoshi Nakasone),
Yoriko Douguchi (Chizuru Jinbo),
Jun Fubuki (Mitsuko Jinbo)

SCRIPT:
Kiyoshi Kurosawa

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Junichirô Hayashi

Synopsis:
Goro Yabuike, a police negotiator, is completely tired of his work. During his last rescue mission he had a moment of hesitation which cost the lives of both a hostage and a kidnapper. After that incident he was ordered to take a vacation in a forest. One day while on a walk he finds an unusual tree called Charisma. It is in constant danger from people who live nearby and have their own ideas about its survival.

35 mm, color, 104 min