Film
Shin Mahjong Demon 1
1998 · 1h 25m · Thriller · History · Drama
Shin Janki 1: The professional rep-player, who was undefeated for 20 years
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Overview
This is based on a true story, recited, directed by the real Sakurai Shouichi, who has now retired from the underworld mahjong. An elite bureaucrat clashes with Sakurai, a lone wolf, wishing to hire him as rep player. However no matter the money offered, Sakurai will not respond to any offer...
Cast
Kentarō Shimizu
Shoichi Sakurai
Nagare Hagiwara
Akashi Masami
Kenzo Kaneko
Shimojo Jinzaburo
Masasuke Hirose
Narrator
Crew
- Masaru KonumaDirector
- Meku NanbaWriter
Details
- Release date
- November 27, 1998
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Thriller, History, Drama
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