SYNOPSIS

On July 1, 2000, Lucie Blackman, a 21 - year - old woman from Kent, England disappears without a trace from the streets of Tokyo. Soon after, her father, Tim Blackman travels to the Japanese capital to try and find her. What ensues is a series of culture clashes amid Blackman’s desperate search for his daughter in the unfamiliar sprawl of one of the largest megalopolises in the world . MISSING: THE LUCIE BLACKMAN STORY tells the inside story of a turbulent investigation and the international media frenzy that follows. With unprecedented access to Blackman and the Japanese detective s who led the case, Director Hyoe Yamamoto (SAMURAI IDIOTS – THE OLYMPUS AFFAIR (2015) portrays the men and women who make the legendary Search 1 Select Division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and gives an emotional account of one of Tokyo’s most shocking cases.

Japan / UK - Documentary - 81 mins - 2023

Directed by Hyoe Yamamoto - Produced by Vesuvius Pictures and Beach House Pictures
US Distribution: Netflix