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The first film in the 2 part series about Ryuzen, a renegade martial-arts priest who, in addition to breaking all the commandments against sex and gambling, opens his own gambling den in direct defiance of the local yakuza boss. Exciting action and a twisty plot this movie breaks new barriers in Japanese cinema. Katsu Shintaro is superb in one of his better non-Zato Ichi roles as he fights off the advances of a love-lorn woman and risks his life to defeat the powerful gambling boss who has a stranglehold on the town.

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The first film in the 2 part series about Ryuzen, a renegade martial-arts priest who, in addition to breaking all the commandments against sex and gambling, opens his own gambling den in direct defiance of the local yakuza boss. Exciting action and a twisty plot this movie breaks...
The Hoodlum Priest (1967) was directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda. The film is a Action, Crime production with a runtime of 1h 24m, rated 6.5/10.
The Hoodlum Priest runs 1h 24m (84 minutes total). Audience rating: 6.5/10 from 2 votes. Genre: Action, Crime.
The Hoodlum Priest is rated 6.5/10 by 2 viewers — decent with mixed reception. A good pick for Action and Crime fans.