CinemaOSMovie · 1970 · 1h 28m

Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder

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Ryotatsu, the wayward Priest blinded by Shinkai, the Wicked Priest, has his own story in this ultra-violent tale from the era of the Meiji Reconstruction. When a woman leaves her blind son at the Monastery, Ryotatsu is forced to teach the boy how to cope as a blind person in old Japan. When he takes the child with him on the road to find the boy's mother, they run afoul of not only yakuza gangsters, but some corrupt army officers have been trying to sway public opinion against the Satsuma rebels by posing as members of Saigo Takamori's group. It's a bloody mistake for them to underestimate the strength of the Blind Priest, and he'll make them pay with their lives!

Directed byTakashi Harada

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 28m
Language
JA
Released
November 11, 1970
Studios
Toei Company

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Bunta Sugawara

Bunta Sugawara

Blind Priest Ryotatsu

Akiko Kudō

Akiko Kudō

Maya

Minoru Ōki

Minoru Ōki

Banri

Naruhiko Umechi

Rintaro

Bin Amatsu

Bin Amatsu

Meichō Soganoya

Meichō Soganoya

Takuzō Kawatani

Takuzō Kawatani

Utako Kyō

Utako Kyō

Tōru Abe

Tōru Abe

Kenji Imai

Kenji Imai

Creative team
Directed by
Takashi Harada
Written by
Kōji Takada
Kōji Takada

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