Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder
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Ryotatsu, the wayward Priest blinded by Shinkai, the Wicked Priest, has his own story in this ultra-violent tale from the era of the Meiji Reconstruction. When a woman leaves her blind son at the Monastery, Ryotatsu is forced to teach the boy how to cope as a blind person in old Japan. When he takes the child with him on the road to find the boy's mother, they run afoul of not only yakuza gangsters, but some corrupt army officers have been trying to sway public opinion against the Satsuma rebels by posing as members of Saigo Takamori's group. It's a bloody mistake for them to underestimate the strength of the Blind Priest, and he'll make them pay with their lives!
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6 films
Cast
14 people
Bunta Sugawara
Blind Priest Ryotatsu
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Akiko Kudō
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Naruhiko Umechi
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Bin Amatsu
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
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Meichō Soganoya
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Takuzō Kawatani
Known for
Empire of Passion
The Street Fighter
Utako Kyō
Also in
Chie the Brat
Zatoichi the Outlaw
Tōru Abe
Known for
Shōgun
Tokyo Story
Kenji Imai
Known for
Graveyard of Honor
Utae Shōji
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Kura
Kyōichi Satō
Known for
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Takashi Harada Director · Kōji Takada Screenplay Takeo Yamashita Composer
First release November 11, 1970 · Produced in Japan · Original title 人斬り観音唄
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
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Original title
人斬り観音唄
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 11, 1970
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No release date listed for United States.
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