The Gambling Monk

The Gambling Monk

1963
1h 39m
0.0

0.0/10

0 votes • View on IMDb

"Go to the bicycle race between your sutras! Staring at the ticket, Namu Amida Butsu!"

Overview

One summer day, the chief monk of the Hojuin Temple dies. Harumichi rushes back to town hearing about his brother's death and requests for a grand funeral. He had been unwilling to take over the family business and had chosen a life as a middle school teacher far away from home, but considering the circumstances, he changes his mind. As the new chief of Hojuin, Harumichi scrambles around day after day for donations. He has kept strictly to the straight and narrow, until he passes a bicycle race track where the sounds of cheering fans induce him into a new way of life...

Status: Released

Language: JA

Watch "The Gambling Monk"

Open in New Tab

Production Information

Production Companies
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title 競輪上人行状記
Release Date October 13, 1963
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt2535168
Website Visit Site

Cast

Shoichi Ozawa
Shoichi Ozawa

Aiko Ito
Aiko Ito

Yōko Minamida
Yōko Minamida

Munenori Oyamada
Munenori Oyamada

Masaya Takahashi
Masaya Takahashi

Noriko Matsumoto
Noriko Matsumoto

Toshio Takahara
Toshio Takahara

Zenpei Saga
Zenpei Saga

Toyoko Takechi
Toyoko Takechi

Shōki Fukae
Shōki Fukae

Kotoe Hatsui
Kotoe Hatsui

Kenji Kawai
Kenji Kawai

Key Crew

Nobuyuki Ōnishi
Screenplay
Shōgorō Nishimura
Director
Shōhei Imamura
Screenplay