Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder

Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder

1968 · 90 min · ★ 6.7 · Action, Drama

The long awaited second film in the Wicked Priest series is a masterpiece of sword swinging fury as Shinkai is asked by a man on the run to bring his young son to live with his grandfather, the master of a ju-jitsu dojo during the Taisho period of the early 20th century. Shinkai then runs afoul of a gangster group using strong-arm tactics to take over the profits from local gambling. When he proves to be more than they can handle, they hire the one man who has the ability to kill Shinkai and exact revenge, Ryotatsu, the karate priest whom Shinkai blinded in the first film. This ultra-violent entry has long been considered the best movie in the series and never made its way to home video before. See a spectacular display of Wakayama Tomisaburo’s martial art expertise in this action packed film. The Holy Grail of sword movies has arrived at last! /Winterheart of CG

Directed by Takashi Harada · Written by Eimei Yamamoto

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Wicked Priest

Wicked Priest · 1968

MovieActionComedy

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.

Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's Pilgrimage

Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's Pilgrimage · 1969

Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's Pilgrimage

MovieCrimeAction

Shinkai comes to the aid of a coastal village being held hostage by a group of political revolutionaries.

Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back

Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back · 1970

Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back

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.

Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder

Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder · 1970

Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder

MovieActionDrama

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!

Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments

Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments · 1971

Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments

MovieActionCrime

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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Capone's Younger Brother: Heart and Speculation

Capone's Younger Brother: Heart and Speculation · 1971

Capone's Younger Brother: Heart and Speculation

Lesser, but still modestly entertaining sequel. Wakayama is wonderfully bastardly here, but has to do without Chicago bros. Yamashiro & Watanabe and the film is just that much less fun. It's also a little bogged down by an out-of-place environmental message. In return one does get Willie Dorsey (who would go on to lose his balls in The Street Fighter) in a rather big role as Capone's right hand man. There's a legion of other gaijin as well, Osman Yusuf among them of course. The rating could be a notch higher on a good day.

Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back

Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back · 1970

Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back

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.

Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder

Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder · 1970

Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder

MovieActionDrama

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!

Code Between Brothers 5

Code Between Brothers 5 · 1967

Code Between Brothers 5

MovieDramaCrime

Saburo Kitajima, one of Japan’s most famous Enka singers, returns in the fifth of the Kyodai Jingi series. During the early 20th century, Ryuji from Asakusa, a wandering yakuza, joins the Narumi Family in Yokohama. However, when he confronts Shiotaro, the head of the rival family, Ryuji takes a liking to him. He ends up leaving his current family, and becomes close to Shiotaro like brothers swearing to become a full-fledged yakuza.

Samurai Wolf

Samurai Wolf · 1966

MovieActionAdventure

This is the story of a vagrant samurai – the solitary, savage and scrupulous Kiba – who arrives at a village to defend a beautiful, blind woman against a sinister plot. Her assailants then send against him another samurai, named Sana, who is without scruples. The fight between them will become personal, for the honor and love of the blind woman.

Bohachi Bushido: The Villain

Bohachi Bushido: The Villain · 1974

Bohachi Bushido: The Villain

The Bohachi Clan, the most vile, corrupt organization with ties deep in the Shogunate, have controlled the flesh trade in Japan for generations. When threatened by a competitor, they employ Saburai, a nihilistic ronin on the verge of self destruction. Blood gushes and limbs fly for anyone who stands against Saburai as he instills the Way of the Bohachi.

Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's Pilgrimage

Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's Pilgrimage · 1969

Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's Pilgrimage

MovieCrimeAction

Shinkai comes to the aid of a coastal village being held hostage by a group of political revolutionaries.

Industrial Spy

Industrial Spy · 1968

Kogure, an industrial spy, is tasked by Sawada, head of the research department of the Nisshin Corporation, to learn the secrets of the design of a new engine invented by a rival company. Kogure manages to obtain the secrets, but Sawada's goal was not the secrets themselves, but to use them to obtain the position of president of the company. Angered by Sawada's dirty tricks, Kigure begins to take revenge.

Brothers of Capones

Brothers of Capones · 1970

Brothers of Capones

MovieCrimeComedy

Superbly entertaining action comedy with Tomisaburo Wakayama as Kuriyama Capone who learned his trade under Al Capone in Chicago. The film follows his first venture to Japan with gangster brothers Frank (Shingo Yamashiro) and Joe (Fumio Watanabe). And being chased by gangster and the FBI, including the granddaughter of Eliot Ness. The whole thing is a good amount of fun, the performances especially (Wakayama, Yamashiro, Watanabe in a rare heroic role), making this one of routine director Takashi Harada’s best pictures.

Woman Boss: Chivalrous Fight

Woman Boss: Chivalrous Fight · 1969

Woman Boss: Chivalrous Fight

Sumi Muraoka, nicknamed "Sumi Banten", due to the fact that her back is decorated with a tattoo of the goddess Banten, the woman who heads the Banten Yakuza family. She comes into confrontation with a powerful of Yakuza group Mutsumi-kai, seeking to capture all power in their hands.

Kanto Street Peddlers: Shallow Clan Honor

Kanto Street Peddlers: Shallow Clan Honor · 1971

Kanto Street Peddlers: Shallow Clan Honor

MovieActionDrama

The fifth and final chapter of the Kanto Street Peddlers series! Will the battle in Asakusa be enough for a complete victory?

Budô dokyumento: Kengô no saiten

Budô dokyumento: Kengô no saiten · 1974

Budô dokyumento: Kengô no saiten

MovieDocumentaryAction

The documentary covers notable Japanese martial arts from Okinawa Karate to Ninjutsu, Kendo, Shorinji Kenpo, sword fighting techniques, and even firearms. Various martial arts masters, from Shorinji Kenpo founder Doshin So to Japan Karate Association’s Masafumi Suzuki (who also frequently appeared in Toei’s karate films) and a supposedly 102 year old Okinawa Karate practitioner are brought in front of camera for interviews and martial arts demonstrations.

Hanjiro, A Great Philanderer

Hanjiro, A Great Philanderer · 1975

Hanjiro, A Great Philanderer

Based on the comic by Kazuo Koike and Satomi Kôe.

Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai

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SeriesDramaAction & Adventure

Tv special that follows the life of Genghis Khan. Adapted from a novel by Yasushi Inoue.

Bounty Hunter

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SeriesAction & AdventureCrime

Continuing the adventures from the film series, Shikoro Ichibei is back with his cache of unique weapons and the quickest sword in all Japan. Having worked directly for the shogun in the past, he now runs a school in his secret identity as an educator. Meanwhile he takes on secret missions as ”The Bounty Hunter” (Shokin Kasegi). The touches of humor during the scenes around the school disappear once Ichibei takes on a contract. Powerful swordplay and brutal violence highlight these episodes as Japan’s greatest sword star Wakayama Tomisaburo stands tall against all odds in this dynamic television series.

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