The Hoodlum Priest (1967)
Action
Crime
Drama
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.
Cast
Ryuzen
Crew
Director
Screenplay
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Art Direction
Sound Recordist
Editor
Lighting Technician