Wicked Priest
aka The Blind Priest Series
STARRING : WAKAYAMA TOMISABURO
Part one:
Mari,ENDO Tatsuo,NAWA Hiroshi,SONE Harumi,SUGAWARA Bunta,ISHIYAMA Ritsu,KOJIMA Keishiro,KOJIMA Keiko,TOKI Misa,FUJIYAMA Kan
ISHIYAMA Kenjiro
During the Taisho Period (Early 1920's), a monastery of warrior monks was split apart between two factions. One of these factions was led my the Chief Abbot and his protégé, Shinkai. When Shinkai intercedes in a fight between a rival priest and some ruffians, it leads to his expulsion from the order.
This story introduced us to the character of Shinkai, a Karate Priest and his long running feud with Ryotatsu, his greatest rival. There are touches of humor as Shinkai breaks all the commandments of a priest, including fighting,
gambling, and running after women. All this leads to an awesome conclusion as he must destroy a gang of yakuza aided by corrupt priests. The fighting is fast and furious as Ryotatsu wants to see if Shinkai can live long enough to face him in the ultimate test.
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WICKED PRIEST #3
IN THE LAST FILMS BEFORE WAKAYAMA (The Shogun Assassin) REACHED THE WORLD OF FAME WITH THE LONE WOLF AND CUB SERIES HE PLAYED SHINKAI ,THE KILLER PRIEST , IN THE FIRST SERIES HE AND THE WHIPMASTER PRIEST HAVE A BLOODY FIGHT LEAVING THE WHIPMASTER BLIND,AND SHINKAI DISMISSED FROM THE MONESTARY.EACH PRIEST THEN HAD HIS OWN SERIES,AND WHENEVER THEIR PATHS CROSSED ,THE BLIND PRIEST WOULD ATTACK,SEEKING VENGEANCE FOR HIS LOSS OF SIGHT, THE FIGHTING IS AWESOME IN THIS SERIES.
WICKED PRIEST #4
In Meiji Period Japan, the carrying of swords had been outlawed, so Shikai, the Killer Priest carries his sword disguised as a Priest?s staff. One of the strongest entries in the series, Shinkai is badly injured, and must face his worst enemy in what could be their final showdown.---
WICKED PRIEST #5
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.---
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JAPANESE LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES.
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