The Gambling Monk
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“Go to the bicycle race between your sutras! Staring at the ticket, Namu Amida Butsu!”
One summer day, the chief monk of the Hojuin Temple dies. Harumichi rushes back to town hearing about his brother's death and requests for a grand funeral. He had been unwilling to take over the family business and had chosen a life as a middle school teacher far away from home, but considering the circumstances, he changes his mind. As the new chief of Hojuin, Harumichi scrambles around day after day for donations. He has kept strictly to the straight and narrow, until he passes a bicycle race track where the sounds of cheering fans induce him into a new way of life...
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Shoichi Ozawa
Known for
The Pornographers
The Ballad of Narayama
Aiko Ito
Also in
Spirit of Youth
Shōhei Imamura
Known for
2009: Lost Memories
Shôgorô Nishimura
Kazu Ôtsuka
Yōko Minamida
Known for
House
Gokusen
Toshiya Fujita
Known for
Funeral Parade of Roses
Tampopo
Nobuyuki Ohnishi
Munenori Oyamada
Also in
Live My Share, Mother
Sodachi zakari
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Daikichi Terauchi
Masaya Takahashi
Known for
Belladonna of Sadness
Air Doll
Shōgorō Nishimura Director · Shōhei Imamura Screenplay Nobuyuki Ōnishi Screenplay
First release October 13, 1963 · Produced in Japan · Original title 競輪上人行状記
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Nikkatsu Corporation
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Japan
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Original title
競輪上人行状記
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 13, 1963
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No release date listed for United States.
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