The Hoodlum Priest

The Hoodlum Priest (1967)

01 Jun 1969 • Action, Crime, Drama • 1h 24m

The first of two films in the Ryuzen series, a rogue martial arts practicing, fornicating, alcohol drinking, gambling priest who competes against the local yakuza thug by opening his own gambling house and beats many up to boot. The priest fights his own conventions, the yakuza, the love-struck women and provides street justice.

Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Director
Hajime Takaiwa
Writer
Shintarô Katsu, Mayumi Ogawa, Hôsei Komatsu
Starring

Language: Japanese
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Country: Japan
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6.3

IMDb (50 votes)