Movie Description

やくざ坊主

(1967)

Overview

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.

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Original Titleやくざ坊主

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1967-11-15

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 01h 24m

Production CompaniesDaiei Film

Genres

  • Action
  • Crime
  • History