Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder (1970)
Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder (1970)
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!

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Cast

Bunta Sugawara Bunta Sugawara As: Blind Priest Ryotatsu
Akiko Kudō Akiko Kudō As: Maya
Minoru Ōki Minoru Ōki As: Banri
Naruhiko Umechi Naruhiko Umechi As: Rintaro
Bin Amatsu Bin Amatsu As:
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Storyline

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!


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Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Action, Drama

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 11 November 1970

Country: JP

Runtime: 88m

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Company Credits

Company: Toei Company

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Cast

Directed By

Writing Credits

Kōji Takada

Kōji Takada

Screenplay

Production Crew

Not currently known.

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Takeo Yamashita

Takeo Yamashita

Original Music Composer

Masayoshi Mizoguchi

Masayoshi Mizoguchi

Sound Recordist

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Toshio Masuda

Toshio Masuda

Director of Photography

Lighting

Kôzaburô Kitaguchi

Kôzaburô Kitaguchi

Lighting Technician

Art Department

Yoshimitsu Amamori

Yoshimitsu Amamori

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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