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Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder

19701h 28mTakashi Harada

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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!

ActionDrama
JapanSamuraiGamblingYakuzaPriestFeudal JapanBlind Man

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What is Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder (1970) about?

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…

Who stars in Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder?

Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder stars Bunta Sugawara (Blind Priest Ryotatsu), Akiko Kudō (Maya), Minoru Ōki (Banri), Naruhiko Umechi (Rintaro), Bin Amatsu. The film was directed by Takashi Harada.

How long is Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder?

Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1970.

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