Shin Mahjong Demon 3: East-West Mahjong Showdown (1999)
Shin Mahjong Demon 3: East-West Mahjong Showdown (1999)
The strongest professional mahjong syndicate in Kansai, backed by Western Japan's largest illegal organization, sets out to conquer Tokyo! Assigned this special mission, the “Dragon of Minami” uses his speed honed in buu mahjong and his teamwork with his wife, Ritsuko, to defeat one Kanto-based professional after another. Meanwhile, Shoichi Sakurai, visiting the grave of a mahjong player he killed in retaliation for an underground match, encounters former opponent Hiromitsu Nishimura. The Tokyo faction, now in total disarray, had even approached the retired Nishimura to act as their rep player. But, having sworn off mahjong as a promise to Sakurai, Nishimura agonizes. Win the match, die. Lose the match, die. Sensing Nishimura's predicament, Sakurai enters the high-stakes arena alone. The curtain rises on the East-West Mahjong Showdown, the greatest match in Japan!

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Kentarō Shimizu Kentarō Shimizu As: Shoichi Sakurai
Tetsuo Kurata Tetsuo Kurata As: Hiromitsu Nishimura
Hideo Higashikokubaru Hideo Higashikokubaru As:
Kentarou Nakakura Kentarou Nakakura As:
Jiro Okazaki Jiro Okazaki As:
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The strongest professional mahjong syndicate in Kansai, backed by Western Japan's largest illegal organization, sets out to conquer Tokyo! Assigned this special mission, the “Dragon of Minami” uses his speed honed in buu mahjong and his teamwork with his wife, Ritsuko, to defeat one Kanto-based professional after another. Meanwhile, Shoichi Sakurai, visiting the grave of a mahjong player he killed in retaliation for an underground match, encounters former opponent Hiromitsu Nishimura. The Tokyo faction, now in total disarray, had even approached the retired Nishimura to act as their rep player. But, having sworn off mahjong as a promise to Sakurai, Nishimura agonizes. Win the match, die. Lose the match, die. Sensing Nishimura's predicament, Sakurai enters the high-stakes arena alone. The curtain rises on the East-West Mahjong Showdown, the greatest match in Japan!


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Language: 日本語

Release Date: 01 January 1999

Country: JP

Runtime: 98m

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Company: Takeshobo

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Shōichi Sakurai

Shōichi Sakurai

Supervising Producer

Ippei Takahashi

Ippei Takahashi

Executive Producer

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Hiroshi Ogata

Hiroshi Ogata

Director of Photography

Max Masaki

Max Masaki

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