Monk's Paradise (1971)
A genius gambler and born hunter is a Buddhist monk by occupation. A raunchy comedy about a lecherous monk who, despite serving the solemn Buddha, keeps breaking the precepts one after another.
Director:
Kazunari Takeda
Writer:
Ryuzo Nakanishi
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Joe Shishido as |
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Gannosuke Ashiya as |
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Jiro Okazaki as |
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Kazuyo Sumida as Natsuko |
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Rika Fujie as Tokiko |
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Tomoko Mayama as Yaeko Shimotsuki |
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Yūko Tobe as Hiroe |
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Keiko Aikawa as |
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Yasuko Kobayakawa as Mitsue |
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Kazuko Mito as |
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Hyōe Enoki as Hayakawa |
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Jun Ōtani as Mansuke |
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Jūkei Fujioka as |
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Shōki Fukae as |
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Tōru Yuri as |
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Tōru Abe as |
| Sound | Hiroki Tamaki | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Akira Suzuki | Editor |
| Writing | Ryuzo Nakanishi | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Hideo Kumagai | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Takeharu Sakaguchi | Art Direction |
| Directing | Kazunari Takeda | Director |
| Camera | Minoru Yokoyama | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Fumio Hashimoto | Sound Recordist |