Wicked Priest
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Shinkai, a Buddhist monk with a penchant for drinking and gambling, sets sinners straight with judo throws rather than sermons. After fighting off a gang of street thugs, Shinkai is placed on probation but manages to escape his superiors’ watchful eyes to covertly indulge in life’s pleasures. But when he hears of rogue priests in his order consorting with yakuza, Shinkai must make them see the error of their ways and reach enlightenment, one punch at a time.
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6 films
Cast
25 people
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Mikuni Shinkai
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Black Rain
Bunta Sugawara
Ryotatsu
Known for
Spirited Away
Tales from Earthsea
Kenjirō Ishiyama
Known for
High and Low
Kwaidan
Hōsei Komatsu
Known for
Double Suicide
Lady Snowblood
Masumi Tachibana
Also in
Inferno of Torture
Hot Springs Geisha
Mari Shiraki
Also in
Take Aim at the Police Van
Underworld Beauty
Tatsuo Endō
Known for
Audition
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
Kanbi Fujiyama
Also in
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
Black Thief
Keiko Tsushima
Known for
Seven Samurai
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Keishiro Kojima
Also in
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
The Insatiable
Utako Kyō
Okane
Also in
Chie the Brat
Zatoichi the Outlaw
Hiroshi Nawa
Known for
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Star of David: Beauty Hunting
Kiyoshi Saeki Director · Eimei Yamamoto Screenplay Akira Murao Screenplay
First release August 14, 1968 · Produced in Japan · Original title 極悪坊主
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
極悪坊主
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 14, 1968
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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