Basic Info
Release: October 13, 1963
Runtime: 99 min
Status: Released
The Gambling Monk
1963
99 min
Overview
One summer day, the chief monk of the Hojuin Temple dies. Harumichi rushes back to town hearing about his brother's death and requests for a grand funeral. He had been unwilling to take over the family business and had chosen a life as a middle school teacher far away from home, but considering the circumstances, he changes his mind. As the new chief of Hojuin, Harumichi scrambles around day after day for donations. He has kept strictly to the straight and narrow, until he passes a bicycle race track where the sounds of cheering fans induce him into a new way of life...
Genres
Comedy
Production Countries
- Japan
Spoken Languages
- Japanese ja
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Cast
Shoichi Ozawa
Aiko Ito
Yōko Minamida
Munenori Oyamada
Masaya Takahashi
Noriko Matsumoto
Toshio Takahara
Zenpei Saga
Toyoko Takechi
Shōki Fukae
Kotoe Hatsui
Kenji Kawai
Crew
Shōgorō Nishimura
Director
Nobuyuki Ōnishi
Screenplay
Shōhei Imamura
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