The Gambling Monk
"Go to the bicycle race between your sutras! Staring at the ticket, Namu Amida Butsu!"
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...
About The Gambling Monk (1963)
Released in 1963, The Gambling Monk is a comedy film from Nikkatsu Corporation (Japan). It was directed by Shōgorō Nishimura and written by Nobuyuki Ōnishi and Shōhei Imamura. The cast is led by Shoichi Ozawa, Aiko Ito, Yōko Minamida, Munenori Oyamada and Masaya Takahashi. With a runtime of 1h 39m, the film is available in full HD.
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