Blind Monk Swordsman
This is the story of a bad man who re-discovering humanity via woman and child while clashing with the yakuza and being hunted by a man called “Death” who has his own dark past. The prototype for the later two yakuza priest series with Shintaro Katsu and Tomisaburo Wakayama. Apparently so. And the swordsman motif seems to have been concurrent with Daiei's first ZATOICHI production.
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Jūshirō Konoe
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Shumei Onishi Director · Katsumi Kawai Screenplay Nishimura seiji Screenplay
First release June 20, 1964 · Produced in Japan · Original title 悪坊主侠客伝
Production
Toei Company
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Japan
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Original title
悪坊主侠客伝
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 20, 1964
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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