Wicked Priest (1968)
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
Director:
Kiyoshi Saeki
Writers:
Eimei Yamamoto, Kiyoshi Saeki, Akira Murao.
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Tomisaburō Wakayama as Mikuni Shinkai |
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Bunta Sugawara as Ryotatsu |
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Kenjirō Ishiyama as |
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Hōsei Komatsu as |
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Masumi Tachibana as |
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Mari Shiraki as |
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Tatsuo Endō as |
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Kanbi Fujiyama as |
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Keiko Tsushima as |
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Keishiro Kojima as |
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Utako Kyō as Okane |
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Hiroshi Nawa as |
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Harumi Sone as |
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Misa Toki as |
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Takuzō Kawatani as Yakuza henchman |
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Masako Araki as |
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Shōtarō Hayashi as |
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Ritsu Isiyama as |
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Keiko Kojima as |
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Ichitarō Kuni as |
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Sen Okaji as |
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Naomi Fujiyama as Sakura |
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Masaru Shiga as |
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Akira Shioji as |
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Daisuke Awaji as |
| Writing | Eimei Yamamoto | Screenplay |
| Art | Tsuneo Daimon | Art Direction |
| Writing | Kiyoshi Saeki | Screenplay |
| Crew | Teruhiko Arakawa | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Kiyoshi Saeki | Director |
| Sound | Shunsuke Kikuchi | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Akira Murao | Screenplay |
| Camera | Nagaki Yamagishi | Director of Photography |
