Drama · Japan · 1971 · 1h 21m

Monk's Paradise

極楽坊主

Director

Cast

Joe Shishido as Gannosuke Ashiya as Jiro Okazaki as Kazuyo Sumida as Natsuko Rika Fujie as Tokiko Tomoko Mayama as Yaeko Shimotsuki

Crew

Minoru Yokoyama — Director of Photography Akira Suzuki — Editor Hiroki Tamaki — Original Music Composer Ryuzo Nakanishi — Screenplay

Synopsis

A genius gambler and born hunter is a Buddhist monk by occupation. A raunchy comedy about a lecherous monk who, despite serving the solemn Buddha, keeps breaking the precepts one after another.

Key Collaborators

Kazunari Takeda Director Minoru Yokoyama Director of Photography Akira Suzuki Editor Hiroki Tamaki Original Music Composer Ryuzo Nakanishi Screenplay

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