The Gambling Monk (1963)
Overview
One summer day, the chief monk of the Hojuin Temple dies. Harumichi rushes back to town hearing about his brother's death and requests for a grand funeral. He had been unwilling to take over the family business and had chosen a life as a middle school teacher far away from home, but considering the circumstances, he changes his mind. As the new chief of Hojuin, Harumichi scrambles around day after day for donations. He has kept strictly to the straight and narrow, until he passes a bicycle race track where the sounds of cheering fans induce him into a new way of life...
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| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 1.295 |
Directed By
Shōgorō Nishimura
Crew
Nobuyuki Onishi
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Daikichi Terauchi
Mutsuo Tanji
Yasuhiro Otsuru
Toshiya Fujita
Noriko Shishikura
Takinosuke Yagi
Kinichi Kamei
Shōgorō Nishimura
Kazue Nagatsuka
Saburo Mitsuo
Shōhei Imamura
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