Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder (1970)
1h 28m
Running Time
November 11, 1970Release Date
Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder (1970)
1h 28m
Running Time
November 11, 1970Release Date
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Plot.
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!
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Cast & Crew.
Bunta Sugawara
Blind Priest Ryotatsu
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Dr. Mitamura
Akiko Kudō
Maya
Naruhiko Umechi
Rintaro
Minoru Ōki
Banri
Bin Amatsu
Actor
Toshi Amatsu
Actor
Meichô Soganoya
Actor
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 11, 1970
Original Name人斬り観音唄
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
yakuza
priest
japan
gambling
samurai
feudal japan
blind man