(やくざ坊主)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Action,

Crime,

History

Runtime:

84 minutes

Year:

1967

Directors:

Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Production companies:

Daiei Film

Actors:

Ryuzen

Otatsu

Kashiwa Shinjuro

Otsuru

Oen

Crews:

Director

Editor

Screenplay

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography