Directed by:
Yûichi HibiComposer:
渡邊琢磨Cast:
Kirin Kiki, 浅田美代子, Takehiro Hira, 山崎一, 佐伯日菜子, 山崎静代, 木内みどり, Masao Komatsu, 小籔千豊, Shunsuke KubozukaPlots(1)
Inspired by a true story, Erica 38 stars actor and former pop idol Miyoko Asada as Satoko, an aging con artist who gradually swindles her way to wealth. Starting off with small-time pyramid schemes, Satoko is introduced to an experienced grifter who manages her through an investment scam with bigger takes, eventually leading her to reinvent herself in Thailand as a 38-year-old named Erica. Written and directed by the accomplished fine art photographer and filmmaker Yuichi Hibi, Erica 38 is the first film produced by the late Kirin Kiki, who also appears in her final screen role as Satoko’s mother. (Japan Cuts)
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Kirin Kiki
Japan
Best movies:
Arrietty (2010)
Half a Confession (2004)
Like Father, Like Son (2013)
浅田美代子
Japan
Best movies:
Sweet Bean (2015)
True Mothers (2020)
Love My Life (2006)
Takehiro Hira
Japan
Best movies:
Gran Turismo (2023)
The Floating Castle (2012)
Lesson of the Evil (2012)
山崎一
Japan
Best movies:
Swallowtail & Butterfly (1996)
Midnight Sun (2006)
Bayside Shakedown (1998)
佐伯日菜子
Japan
Best movies:
Spiral (2000)
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
Assault Girls (2009)
山崎静代
Japan
Best movies:
Hula Girls (2006)
Love Complex (2006)
木内みどり
Japan
Best movies:
Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World (2004)
Maborosi (1995)
The Girl in the Sun (2013)
Masao Komatsu
Japan
Best movies:
University of Laughs (2004)
20th Century Boys: Chapter Two - The Last Hope (2009)
Journey to the Shore (2015)
小籔千豊
Japan
Best movies:
The Girl in the Sun (2013)
A Man (2022)
Shunsuke Kubozuka
Japan
Best movies:
Switching - Goodbye Me (2007)
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (2006)