Mahjong Hishoden: Ryu the Caller

"The best mahjong comic comes to live action."

1995 1h 36m JA

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Synopsis

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There is a man, who always win a mahjong game... His name is Ryu the Caller.

“The best mahjong comic comes to live action.”

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Cast

Junichi Kawamoto
Ryu
Tokuma Nishioka
Shozo Kai
Noriko Arai
Natsue Kaga
Masato Gunji
Tetsu
Akira Nakao
Michizo Sakurada
Yuji Miyake
Tatsuji Miyoshi
Hōsei Komatsu
Suekichi Maruko
Tatsuo Yamada
Onizuka

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kaname Kobayashi
Writers: Koshiro Ashiro
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Mahjong Hishō-den Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kaname Kobayashi, shot by Naoki Kayano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Seiichi Miyazawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Junichi Kawamoto and Tokuma Nishioka and Noriko Arai carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The best mahjong comic comes to live action.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kaname Kobayashi directs. Naoki Kayano behind the camera. Seiichi Miyazawa cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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131 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Mahjong Hishō-den Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kaname Kobayashi, shot by Naoki Kayano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Seiichi Miyazawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Junichi Kawamoto and Tokuma Nishioka and Noriko Arai carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The best mahjong comic comes to live action.".