The Gambling Monk

The Gambling Monk

0 | 1963-10-13 | Comedy

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...

Featured Crew

Nobuyuki Onishi Screenplay
Toshirō Mayuzumi Original Music Composer
Daikichi Terauchi Novel
Mutsuo Tanji Editor
Yasuhiro Otsuru Art Direction
Toshiya Fujita Assistant Director
Noriko Shishikura Script Supervisor
Takinosuke Yagi Sound Recordist
Kinichi Kamei Production Manager
Shōgorō Nishimura Director

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