The read
It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
As the Killer Priest Shinkai travels around Japan during the Meiji era, he comes to the aid of a village headman fighting corruption from up above. Before he can do anything for the townspeople, he must first face his nemesis, Whipmaster, the blind Priest, a master killer thirsting for revenge.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Buichi SaitōDirector
- Tatsuo HondaScreenplay
- Seiko ShimuraScreenplay
- Toshiaki TsushimaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tomisaburō WakayamaShinkai
- Bunta SugawaraRyutatsu
- Takashi ShimuraCast
- Tōru AbeCast
- Kyōsuke MachidaCast
- Sanae KitabayashiCast
- Fumio WatanabeCast
- Yuriko MishimaCast
- Takuzō KawataniCast
- Yasuhiro SuzukiCast
- Kyōichi SatōCast
- Manabu MoritaCast