Jubaku: Spellbound (1999): cast, story & where to watch
1999 · Film · ★ 5
Released in 1999, Jubaku: Spellbound is a drama film directed by Masato Harada, running about 114 minutes.
What it’s about. When a major bank is caught paying off a corporate extortionist, the media and prosecutors begin to dig, breaking open a money-and-favours scandal that threatens to rock the entire structure of business and government to its core. While the bank's top executives continue to vacillate, a quartet of middle-management reformers, led by straight-arrow Kitano (Koji Yakusho), decide to stage a boardroom coup and install a new, clean management team. With the aid of a hotshot news anchor (Miho Wada) and a hard-nosed prosecutor (Kenichi Endo), heads begin to roll.
Who’s in it. Jubaku: Spellbound stars Koji Yakusho as Hiroshi Kitano, Tatsuya Nakadai as Hideaki Sasaki, Yumi Takigawa as Nobue Aoki and Kippei Shiina as Akio Katayama, among others.
How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, Jubaku: Spellbound has proved divisive with audiences.
Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Jubaku: Spellbound page.
If you liked it. Fans of Jubaku: Spellbound tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.
Frequently asked
- Where can I watch Jubaku: Spellbound (1999)?
- Streaming, rental and purchase options for Jubaku: Spellbound change frequently. Check our where-to-watch page for the latest availability in your country.
- Is Jubaku: Spellbound worth watching?
- Jubaku: Spellbound holds an audience score of 5.0 out of 10, and is a strong pick if you enjoy drama. Reactions are mixed, so it may depend on taste.
- Who stars in Jubaku: Spellbound?
- Jubaku: Spellbound stars Koji Yakusho, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yumi Takigawa, Kippei Shiina and Tetsurō Tamba.