Charisma

Charisma (1999)

  • 71% of users liked it
    (1,237 ratings)

Idiosyncratic auteur Kiyoshi Kurosawa directed this bizarre allegorical tale about a tree named Charisma. Goro Yabuike (Koji Yakusho) is a burned-out hostage negotiator called to rescue an MP from a gun-toting lunatic demanding that "rule of the world" be restored. In a moment of indecision, he… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 44 min.
Directed By
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Written By
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International
In Theaters
Jan 1, 2000 Wide
On DVD
May 17, 2005

Critic Reviews

  • James Emanuel Shapiro, Reel.com

    ...a highly allegorical, complex piece of cinema.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Drew S


    As a writer, I have always found Kiyoshi Kurosawa to lack focus. As a director, he is nothing short of brilliant. Here I'm starting to pick up, absorb and understand many of his visual choices, such as his constant filming of his actors in long shot. This is a quiet way of… More

  • FanGirl B


    There are some dangerous trees. He blew up one and it blew up the city??? I'm not really sure what the point of this movie was. I think it was suppose to be environmental but it was just confusing and not in a good way.

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