

Shinkai, a Buddhist monk with a penchant for drinking and gambling, sets sinners straight with judo throws rather than sermons. After fighting off a gang of street thugs, Shinkai is placed on probation but manages to escape his superiors’ watchful eyes to covertly indulge in life’s pleasures. But when he hears of rogue priests in his order consorting with yakuza, Shinkai must make them see the error of their ways and reach enlightenment, one punch at a time.
Directed by Kiyoshi Saeki
User score
7 votes
Released
August 14, 1968
1h 30m
Japanese

Tomisaburō Wakayama
Mikuni Shinkai

Bunta Sugawara
Ryotatsu

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Hōsei Komatsu

Masumi Tachibana

Mari Shiraki

Tatsuo Endō

Kanbi Fujiyama

Keiko Tsushima

Keishiro Kojima

Utako Kyō
Okane

Hiroshi Nawa

Harumi Sone
Misa Toki

Takuzō Kawatani
Yakuza henchman
Masako Araki

Shōtarō Hayashi
Ritsu Isiyama
Keiko Kojima
Ichitarō Kuni