Japan / Oct 13, 1963
The Gambling Monk (1963)
Directed by Shōgorō Nishimura
1h 39minruntime
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Plot
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...
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Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 競輪上人行状記 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Nikkatsu Corporation |
| Official site | nikkatsu.com |
| Release date | 13 ottobre 1963 |
| Writer | Nobuyuki Ōnishi, Shōhei Imamura, Daikichi Terauchi |
| Editing | Mutsuo Tanji |
| Cinematography | Kazue Nagatsuka |
| Assistant directors | Toshiya Fujita, Shōgorō Nishimura, Noriko Shishikura |
| Lighting | Saburo Mitsuo |
| Camera operators | Kazue Nagatsuka |
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| Additional photography | Kazue Nagatsuka |
| Production design | Yasuhiro Otsuru |
| Art direction | Yasuhiro Otsuru |
| Set decoration | Yasuhiro Otsuru |
| Music | Toshirō Mayuzumi, Takinosuke Yagi |
| Sound | Toshirō Mayuzumi, Takinosuke Yagi |
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