

Laplace's Witch
2018-05-04 · 115 min · ★ 6.2
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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Production details
- Directors
- Takashi Miike
- Production companies
- TOHO, OLM, dentsu, J Storm, KADOKAWA, Toho Pictures, Raku Film, jeki, Tohan, KDDI, GYAO
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 10,973,306
Top Cast
Sho SakuraiShusuke Aoe
Suzu HiroseMadoka Uhara
Sota FukushiKento Amakasu
Tao OkamotoRei Kirimiya
Lily FrankyZentaro Uhara
Mirai ShidaTetsu Okunishi
Hiroshi TamakiYuji Nakaoka
Eriko SatoChisato Mizuki
Etsushi ToyokawaSaisei Amakasu
Masanobu TakashimaToru Takeo
Rei DanMina Uhara
Shoji Omiya
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