The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Shinkai, a Buddhist monk with a penchant for drinking and gambling, sets sinners straight with judo throws rather than sermons. After fighting off a gang of street thugs, Shinkai is placed on probation but manages to escape his superiors’ watchful eyes to covertly indulge in life’s pleasures. But when he hears of rogue priests in his order consorting with yakuza, Shinkai must make them see the error of their ways and reach enlightenment, one punch at a time.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Eimei YamamotoScreenplay
- Kiyoshi SaekiScreenplay
- Kiyoshi SaekiDirector
- Shunsuke KikuchiOriginal Music Composer
- Akira MuraoScreenplay
Cast
- Tomisaburō WakayamaMikuni Shinkai
- Bunta SugawaraRyotatsu
- Kenjirō IshiyamaCast
- Hōsei KomatsuCast
- Masumi TachibanaCast
- Mari ShirakiCast
- Tatsuo EndōCast
- Kanbi FujiyamaCast
- Keiko TsushimaCast
- Keishiro KojimaCast
- Utako KyōOkane
- Hiroshi NawaCast