2023

1h 21m

7.0(67 votes)

Documentary

Crime

Overview

July 1, 2000. British 21-year-old Lucie Blackman goes missing in Tokyo, sparking an international investigation — and an unyielding quest for justice.

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5 members

Acting

Tim Blackman

Self - Lucie's Father

Writing

Jake Adelstein

Self - Journalist

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Lucie Blackman

Self (archive footage)

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Sophie Blackman

Self - Lucie's Sister (archive footage)

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Tom Fellows

Narrator (voice)

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