The Second Is a Christian (1985)
The story of beautiful Christian nun, Kyoko who is the object of affection for two very different men - one the happy-go-lucky yakuza gangster, Haruhiko who is the next-in-line to takeover the ragtag "Tenryu Gumi" gang and the other bumbling police detective Kumashiro. The Tenryu Gumi is a collection of misfits and other troublemakers but are relatively peaceful due to their Christian beliefs. Their bitter rivals are the more traditional "Kuroiwa Gumi", a much more sadistic and violent group led by godfather Kuroiwa.
Director:
Kazuyuki Izutsu
Writer:
Kôhei Tsuka
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Etsuko Shihomi as Kyoko |
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Akira Emoto as Kumashiro |
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Koichi Iwaki as Haruhiko |
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Keizo Kanie as Isomura, Coordinator of the Tenryu group |
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Rino Katase as Yuri, Haruhiko's lover |
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Hideo Murota as Kuroiwa |
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Yumeji Tsukioka as Mother Superior |
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So Yamamura as Nakatsugawa |
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Jun Kunimura as |
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Jūkei Fujioka as Hakamada, member of the Kuroiwakai |
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Masataka Iwao as |
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Kinya Kitaoji as Eiji |
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Ryusuke Matsumoto as Jiro, a member of the Tenryu group |
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Noboru Mitani as |
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Aoi Nakajima as |
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Masataka Naruse as Numakawa, member of the Kuroiwakai |
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Akihiro Shimizu as Gosuke, member of the Tenryu group |
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Hidetoshi Ueno as |
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Yukimi Koyanagi as Tomiko |
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Akira Yamamoto as A member of the Tenryu group |
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Tsuguo Takano as Tokuji, a member of the Tenryu group |
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Kōichi Hori as Morita, member of the Tenryu group |
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Tokio Seki as Kubota, member of the Kuroiwaka |
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Sakae Umezu as |
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Junko Asahina as |
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Yoshiki Yamada as |
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Yûsuke Tsukasa as |
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Mayumi Tokunaga as |
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Kenzō Tabu as |
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Shigeo Shirai as |
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Shunji Sasaki as |
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Sen Okaji as |
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Rantaro Mine as |
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Kuniomi Kiya as |
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Ishii Hiromitsu as |
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Mieko Hoshino as |
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Yasumori Hikita as |
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Hiroshi Hatano as |
| Sound | Kiyoshige Hirai | Sound |
| Lighting | Kiyoto Ando | Lighting Director |
| Writing | Kôhei Tsuka | Original Story |
| Production | Masao Satô | Producer |
| Art | Yoshikazu Sano | Art Direction |
| Production | Izumi Toyoshima | Producer |
| Production | Kazushige Saito | Producer |
| Production | Hiroshi Sugawara | Producer |
| Writing | Kôhei Tsuka | Screenplay |
| Directing | Kazuyuki Izutsu | Director |
| Sound | Masato Kai | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Kiyoshi Kitasaka | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Eifu Tamaki | Editor |
| Directing | Junji Sakamoto | Assistant Director |
| Production | Haruki Kadokawa | Producer |