Hoodlum Priest (やくざ坊主) 57 years old

The first film in the 2 part series about Ryuzen, a renegade martial-arts priest who, in addition to breaking all the commandments against sex and gambling, opens his own gambling den in direct defiance of the local yakuza boss. Exciting action and a twisty plot this movie breaks new barriers in Japanese cinema. Katsu Shintaro is superb in one of his better non-Zato Ichi roles as he fights off the advances of a love-lorn woman and risks his life to defeat the powerful gambling boss who has a stranglehold on the town.

Credits

Shintaro Katsu as Ryuzen

Jun Tatara as

Kayo Mikimoto as

Mayumi Ogawa as

Mikio Narita as

Naoko Kubo as

Hoodlum Priest Cast

Name	Character
Shintaro Katsu He was 36, 65 years old when he died	as Ryuzen
Jun Tatara He was 50, 89 years old when he died
Kayo Mikimoto
Mayumi Ogawa She was 28, now 85 years old
Mikio Narita He was 32, 55 years old when he died
Naoko Kubo She was 35, now 92 years old

Hoodlum Priest Crew

Name	Department
Kimiyoshi Yasuda as Director. He was 56 (72) years old when He died	Directing

Hoodlum Priest (57 years)

Release day: Wednesday, November 15, 1967
Runtime: 84 minutes