Mahjong Demon 2: With a White Blade on His Back (1993)
A young professional mahjong player, Sakurai Shoichi (Shimizu Kentaro), who graduated from university, was employed at a real estate company. While on a business trip with the company president (Hamada Akira) to a secluded hot spring town, he learns that an elderly couple who are the president's benefactors are in trouble. The old man was a former gambler who ran the town with honor and compassion, but his business was taken away by an emerging gangster (Hiura Tsutomu). When Sakurai Shoichi finds out that the emerging gangster is making a shady profit from mahjong, he offers to play as a substitute for the player without payment.
Director: Masaru Konuma
Runtime: 70 min
Release Date: October 22, 1993
Cast
- Kentarō Shimizu - Sakurai Shoichi
- Ryota Nakanishi
- Masahiko Abe
- Ben Hiura - Gangster
- Kenji Shiiya
- Hiroshi Shimizu
- Misato Kanami
- Akira Hamada - Company president
- Hiroyuki Nagato
- Masayuki Katayama
Screenplay
- Takeshi Kanda (Screenplay)
- Takeshi Saito (Screenplay)
- Takeshi Kanda (Original Story)
- Shiichiro Yanagi (Story Consultant)
Cinematography: Hiroshi Ogata
Editing: Kanichi Yoneyama
Production: Takeshobo, Tokuma Japan Communications
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
Keywords
mahjong
More Films by Director: Masaru Konuma
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mahjong Demon 2: With a White Blade on His Back about?
- A young professional mahjong player, Sakurai Shoichi (Shimizu Kentaro), who graduated from university, was employed at a real estate company. While on a business trip with the company president (Hamada Akira) to a secluded hot spring town, he learns that an elderly couple who are the president's benefactors are in trouble. The old man was a former gambler who ran the town with honor and compassion, but his business was taken away by an emerging gangster (Hiura Tsutomu). When Sakurai Shoichi finds out that the emerging gangster is making a shady profit from mahjong, he offers to play as a substitute for the player without payment.
- Who directed Mahjong Demon 2: With a White Blade on His Back?
- Mahjong Demon 2: With a White Blade on His Back was directed by Masaru Konuma.
- Who stars in Mahjong Demon 2: With a White Blade on His Back?
- Mahjong Demon 2: With a White Blade on His Back stars Kentarō Shimizu, Ryota Nakanishi, Masahiko Abe, Ben Hiura, Kenji Shiiya, Hiroshi Shimizu.
- How long is Mahjong Demon 2: With a White Blade on His Back?
- Mahjong Demon 2: With a White Blade on His Back has a runtime of 1h 10m (70 minutes).
- Where was Mahjong Demon 2: With a White Blade on His Back produced?
- Mahjong Demon 2: With a White Blade on His Back was produced in Japan.