Wicked Priest

Wicked Priest

1968
1h 30m
5.9

5.9/10

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Overview

During the Taisho Period (early 1920's) a monastery of warrior monks was split apart between two factions. One of these factions was led by the Chief Abbot and his protege, Shinkai. When Shinkai intercedes in a fight between a rival priest and some ruffians it leads to his expulsion from the order. This story introduced us to the character of Shinkai, a "Karate Priest" and his long running feud with Ryotatsu, his greatest rival. There are touches of humor as Shinkai breaks all the commandments of a priest, including fighting, gambling, and running after women. All this leads to an awesome conclusion as he must destroy a gang of yakuza aided by corrupt priests. The fighting is fast and furious as Ryotatsu waits to see if Shinkai can live long enough to face him in the ultimate test! /Winterheart of CG

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Toei Company
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title 極悪坊主
Release Date August 14, 1968
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0165803

Cast

Tomisaburō Wakayama
Tomisaburō Wakayama

Mikuni Shinkai

Bunta Sugawara
Bunta Sugawara

Ryotatsu

Kenjirō Ishiyama
Kenjirō Ishiyama

Hōsei Komatsu
Hōsei Komatsu

Masumi Tachibana
Masumi Tachibana

Mari Shiraki
Mari Shiraki

Tatsuo Endō
Tatsuo Endō

Kanbi Fujiyama
Kanbi Fujiyama

Keiko Tsushima
Keiko Tsushima

Keishiro Kojima
Keishiro Kojima

Utako Kyō
Utako Kyō

Okane

Hiroshi Nawa
Hiroshi Nawa

Key Crew

Eimei Yamamoto
Screenplay
Kiyoshi Saeki
Director
Kiyoshi Saeki
Screenplay
Akira Murao
Screenplay