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The Hoodlum Priest (1967)

7.3audience score
3 votes on TMDB
Released November 15, 1967Runtime 1h 24mDirector Kimiyoshi Yasuda

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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Cast of The Hoodlum Priest

Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Ryuzen
Mayumi Ogawa

Mayumi Ogawa

Otatsu
Mikio Narita

Mikio Narita

Kashiwa Shinjuro
Naoko Kubo

Naoko Kubo

Oen
Jun Tatara

Jun Tatara

Gonroku
Hōsei Komatsu

Hōsei Komatsu

Daihachi
Ryūtarō Gomi

Ryūtarō Gomi

Toramatsu
Yoshio Kaneuchi

Yoshio Kaneuchi

Fumio Watanabe

Fumio Watanabe

Shōsaku Sugiyama

Shōsaku Sugiyama

Ikkei Tamaki

Ikkei Tamaki

Yukio Horikita

Yukio Horikita

About The Hoodlum Priest

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Who stars in The Hoodlum Priest?

The Hoodlum Priest stars Shintarō Katsu, Mayumi Ogawa, Mikio Narita, Kayo Mikimoto, Naoko Kubo.

Who directed The Hoodlum Priest?

The Hoodlum Priest was directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda.

How long is The Hoodlum Priest?

The Hoodlum Priest has a runtime of 1h 24m.

What is The Hoodlum Priest about?

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.