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Wicked Priest

Dir. Kiyoshi Saeki·1968·1h 30m

During the Taisho Period (early 1920's) a monastery of warrior monks was split apart between two factions. One of these factions was led by the Chief Abbot and his protege, Shinkai. When Shinkai intercedes in a fight between a rival priest and some ruffians it leads to his expulsion from the order. This story introduced us to the character of Shinkai, a "Karate Priest" and his long running feud with Ryotatsu, his greatest rival. There are touches of humor as Shinkai breaks all the commandments of a priest, including fighting, gambling, and running after women. All this leads to an awesome conclusion as he must destroy a gang of yakuza aided by corrupt priests. The fighting is fast and furious as Ryotatsu waits to see if Shinkai can live long enough to face him in the ultimate test! /Winterheart of CG

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Wicked Priest

Wicked Priest (1968)

Kiyoshi Saeki

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1h 30m
Cross-source blend ~62/100

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6.2/10

7 votes

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62/100 blend

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Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~62/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.

Cast

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Mikuni Shinkai

Bunta Sugawara

Ryotatsu

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Hōsei Komatsu

Masumi Tachibana

Mari Shiraki

Tatsuo Endō

Kanbi Fujiyama

Keiko Tsushima

Keishiro Kojima

Utako Kyō

Okane

Hiroshi Nawa

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