The Daring Nun
One of the nuns at Senjuan is Sister Shunko (Michiyo Yasuda). Unlike the usual nun, however, she often goes out to see the world, being of the opinion that nuns should not lead cloistered lives but should see something of modern life. She makes the acquaintance of a young girl named lkuko (Kayo Mikimoto) and saves her from the advances of a gangster named Goro (lchiro Nakatani). In the meantime she turns down several propositions and, in revenge, one of her admirers denounces her to the Mother Superior (Kuniko Miyake). This lady is of liberal views, however, and refuses to do anything about it. Then Shunko is visited by Goro's gang boss who wants lkuko back and says he will blackmail Shunko unless she agrees.
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Michiyo Yasuda
Sister Shunko
Known for
Zatoichi
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Kayo Mikimoto
Ikuko
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Naomi Kobayashi
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Haunted Castle
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Shigako Shimegi
Sister Chiei
Known for
Belladonna of Sadness
Ichirō Nakatani
Goro Isaoka
Known for
Harakiri
Yojimbo
Toshio Takahara
Miura
Known for
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Twenty-Four Eyes
Hōsei Komatsu
Ichizo Soga
Known for
Double Suicide
Lady Snowblood
Fukuro Morino
Machida
Also in
Crimes of Sex
Drunken Harbor
Yukari Mizumachi
Nobuyo
Also in
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
Kanto Woman Yakuza
Kuniko Miyake
Mother Superior
Known for
Tokyo Story
Good Morning
Akira Moroguchi
Also in
Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds
Samaritan Zatoichi
Yukio Horikita
Seiji
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
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Kazuo Ikehiro Director · Tetsurō Yoshida Screenplay Kazuo Funahashi Screenplay
First release October 5, 1968 · Produced in Japan · Production Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
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Daiei Film
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Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
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Japan
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Original title
尼くずれ
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 5, 1968
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No release date listed for United States.
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