Wicked Priest (极恶坊主) 56 years old

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 Cast

Name Character
Bunta Sugawara He was 34, 81 years old when he died as Ryotatsu
Keiko Tsushima She was 41, 86 years old when she died
Tomisaburo Wakayama He was 38, 62 years old when he died as Mikuni Shinkai
Masako Araki She was 43, now 100 years old
Kenjiro Ishiyama He was 64, 72 years old when he died
Masumi Tachibana She was 4, now 52 years old
Shôtarô Hayashi He was 33, now 90 years old
Takuzo Kawatani He was 26, 54 years old when he died as Yakuza henchman
Masaru Shiga He was 25, now 82 years old
Tatsuo Endo He was 43, 64 years old when he died
Mari Shiraki She was 30, now 87 years old
Hôsei Komatsu He was 43, 78 years old when he died
Harumi Sone He was 30, 78 years old when he died
Utako Kyô She was 40, 89 years old when she died as Okane
Hiroshi Nawa He was 35, 85 years old when he died
Kanbi Fujiyama He was 38, 60 years old when he died

Wicked Priest Crew

Name Department
Hideaki Yamamoto as Music. Sound
Hideaki Yamamoto as Screenplay. Writing
Akira Murao as Screenplay. Writing
Kiyoshi Saeki as Director. He was 53 (87) years old when He died Directing
Kiyoshi Saeki as Screenplay. He was 53 (87) years old when He died Writing
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Wicked Priest (56 years)

  • Release day: Monday, January 01, 1968
  • Runtime: 90 minutes