Wicked Priest
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
Release Date
August 14, 1968Runtime
90 minGenres
DramaDirected by
Kiyoshi SaekiScreenplay by
Kiyoshi Saeki, Eimei Yamamoto, Akira MuraoLanguage
JapaneseBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Mikuni ShinkaiBunta Sugawara
RyotatsuKenjirō Ishiyama
Hōsei Komatsu
Masumi Tachibana
Mari Shiraki
Tatsuo Endō
Kanbi Fujiyama
Keiko Tsushima
Keishiro Kojima
Utako Kyō
OkaneHiroshi Nawa
Harumi Sone
Takuzō Kawatani
Yakuza henchmanShōtarō Hayashi
Masaru Shiga
Akira Shioji
Daisuke Awaji
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