Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel
黒い福音
Synopsis
In 1959, a body of a flight attendant of an international airline is found, strangled. Detective Rokuro Fujisawa takes charge of the investigation with a young detective Ichimura and his investigations lead him to Father Tolbeck as a suspect. But the police are forced to move very discreetly as the time was right after the Second World War, when a sensitive situation that involves Western people and religion is likely to become an international issue. The investigation leads to an unexpected discloser of a shadowy business behind the church that reflects the uncertainty of the time.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Kan Ishibashi
- Screenplay & Story
- Seicho Matsumoto, Kenichi Onishi, Masahiro Yoshimoto
- Original Score
- Kiyoshi Yoshikawa
- Original Title
- 黒い福音
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Production Studios
- TV Asahi
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Kan Ishibashi
Seicho Matsumoto, Kenichi Onishi, Masahiro Yoshimoto
Kiyoshi Yoshikawa
Satoru Yamashita, Kiyoshi Murase, Tsugio Kawaguchi
Takashi Tominaga
Department Leadership Roster
Kan Ishibashi
Director
Kenichi Onishi
Writer
Masahiro Yoshimoto
Writer
Kiyoshi Yoshikawa
Original Music Composer
Satoru Yamashita
Director of Photography
Kiyoshi Murase
Director of Photography
Tsugio Kawaguchi
Director of Photography
Takashi Tominaga
Editor
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What is Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel about?
In 1959, a body of a flight attendant of an international airline is found, strangled. Detective Rokuro Fujisawa takes charge of the investigation with a young detective Ichimura and his investigations lead him to Father Tolbeck as a suspect. But the police are forced to move very discreetly as the time was right after the Second World War, when a sensitive situation that involves Western people and religion is likely to become an international issue. The investigation leads to an unexpected discloser of a shadowy business behind the church that reflects the uncertainty of the time.
Who directed Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel?
Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel was directed by Kan Ishibashi.
Who stars in Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel?
The principal cast of Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel includes Takeshi Kitano, Eita Nagayama, Fumino Kimura, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Eiko Koike.
When was Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel released and how long is it?
Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel was released in 2014 with a total runtime of 1h 50m.
Who composed the musical score for Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel was composed by Kiyoshi Yoshikawa.