The Gambling Monk (1963)
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...
Director:
Shōgorō Nishimura
Writers:
Nobuyuki Ōnishi, Shōhei Imamura.
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| Writing | Nobuyuki Ōnishi | Screenplay |
| Sound | Toshirō Mayuzumi | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Daikichi Terauchi | Novel |
| Editing | Mutsuo Tanji | Editor |
| Art | Yasuhiro Otsuru | Art Direction |
| Directing | Toshiya Fujita | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Noriko Shishikura | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Takinosuke Yagi | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Kinichi Kamei | Production Manager |
| Directing | Shōgorō Nishimura | Director |
| Camera | Kazue Nagatsuka | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Saburo Mitsuo | Lighting Director |
| Writing | Shōhei Imamura | Screenplay |