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Black Gospel

Original title: Kuroi fukuin
  • TV Movie
  • 2014
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
74
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Takeshi Kitano in Black Gospel (2014)
Mystery

On April 4, 1959, Detective Rokuro Fujisawa takes his dog for a walk. Shortly later, he finds a dead woman. He is able to identify her by searching through her handbag. Her name is Setsuko I... Read allOn April 4, 1959, Detective Rokuro Fujisawa takes his dog for a walk. Shortly later, he finds a dead woman. He is able to identify her by searching through her handbag. Her name is Setsuko Ikuta and she worked as a stewardess for an international airline company. She also has a s... Read allOn April 4, 1959, Detective Rokuro Fujisawa takes his dog for a walk. Shortly later, he finds a dead woman. He is able to identify her by searching through her handbag. Her name is Setsuko Ikuta and she worked as a stewardess for an international airline company. She also has a special delivery envelope from the Church Guglielmo. To monitor Detective Rokuro Fujisawa, ... Read all

  • Director
    • Kan Ishibashi
  • Writers
    • Seichô Matsumoto
    • Kenichi Onishi
    • Masahiro Yoshimoto
  • Stars
    • Jun Fubuki
    • Michael A. Harper
    • Etsuko Ichihara
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    74
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kan Ishibashi
    • Writers
      • Seichô Matsumoto
      • Kenichi Onishi
      • Masahiro Yoshimoto
    • Stars
      • Jun Fubuki
      • Michael A. Harper
      • Etsuko Ichihara
    • 1User review
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    Jun Fubuki
    • Kayoko hoshino
    Michael A. Harper
    • Priest
    Etsuko Ichihara
    • Hana
    Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
    Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
    • Hisatsune
    Takuzô Kadono
    • Idei
    Kazuhisa Kawahara
    • Kobayashi
    Fumino Kimura
    • Setsuko ikuta
    Takeshi Kitano
    Takeshi Kitano
    • Fujisawa
    Kin'ya Kitaôji
    • Kijima
    Eiko Koike
    • Yoko fujisawa
    Jun Kunimura
    Jun Kunimura
    • Iwase
    Takeshi Masu
    • Kato
    Harper Michaels
    Harper Michaels
    • Priest
    Eita Nagayama
    Eita Nagayama
    • Ichimura
    • (as Eita)
    Nicholas Pettas
    • Padre
    Shirô Sano
    Shirô Sano
    • Nitta
    Kôtarô Shiga
    • Saito
    Yûko Takeuchi
    Yûko Takeuchi
    • Yasuko
    • Director
      • Kan Ishibashi
    • Writers
      • Seichô Matsumoto
      • Kenichi Onishi
      • Masahiro Yoshimoto
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    8/10

    Absolutely excelent

    It's a pity that it was TV movie. A brave attitude against religious sects and of course Takeshi Kitano was perfect in his acting.
    • gonijohn
    • Apr 1, 2019
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    • Release date
      • January 19, 2014 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 黒い福音
    • Production company
      • TV Asahi
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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