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Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder (1968)

Name: Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 1968-11-30
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Tomisaburō Wakayama, Bunta Sugawara, Asao Koike, Eitarō Ozawa, Masumi Tachibana

Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder (1968), directed by Takashi Harada, starring Tomisaburō Wakayama and Bunta Sugawara.

11/30/1968 BR Action and Drama 1h 30m

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The long awaited second film in the Wicked Priest series is a masterpiece of sword swinging fury as Shinkai is asked by a man on the run to bring his young son to live with his grandfather, the master of a ju-jitsu dojo during the Taisho period of the early 20th century. Shinkai then runs afoul of a gangster group using strong-arm tactics to take over the profits from local gambling. When he proves to be more than they can handle, they hire the one man who has the ability to kill Shinkai and exact revenge, Ryotatsu, the karate priest whom Shinkai blinded in the first film. This ultra-violent entry has long been considered the best movie in the series and never made its way to home video before. See a spectacular display of Wakayama Tomisaburo’s martial art expertise in this action packed film. The Holy Grail of sword movies has arrived at last! /Winterheart of CG

山岸長樹Cinematography
Takashi HaradaDirector
冨田勲Original music
山本英明Screenplay

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Trivia

It premiered on November 30, 1968, a Saturday.
It runs 1h30 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "極悪坊主人斬り数え唄".
It is film 2 of 6 in the Gokuaku bôzu franchise.
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

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StudiosToei Company
CountriesJapan
LanguagesJapanese
StatusReleased

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山岸長樹 Cinematography
Takashi Harada Director
冨田勲 Original music
山本英明 Screenplay
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What is Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder about?

Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder: The long awaited second film in the Wicked Priest series is a masterpiece of sword swinging fury as Shinkai is asked by a man on the run to bring his young son to live with his grandfather, the master of a ju-jitsu dojo during the Taisho period of the early 20th century. Shinkai then runs afoul of a gangster group usi…

Who directed Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder?

Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder was directed by Takashi Harada in 1968.

Who stars in Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder?

The cast of Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder includes Tomisaburō Wakayama, Bunta Sugawara, Asao Koike, Eitarō Ozawa and Masumi Tachibana.

How long is Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder?

Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder runs for 90 minutes, or 1h30.

What is the correct order of the Gokuaku bôzu films?

The Gokuaku bôzu franchise has 6 films in the catalogue. In release order: 極悪坊主; 極悪坊主人斬り数え唄; 極悪坊主念仏人斬り旅; 極悪坊主念仏三段斬り; 人斬り観音唄; 極悪坊主飲む打つ買う.