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Wicked Priest (1968)
Directed by Kiyoshi Saeki, Wicked Priest stars Tomisaburō Wakayama as Shinkai, a rogue Buddhist monk whose drinking, gambling and fighting put him at odds with both religious authority and criminal forces. The first film in the five-part Japanese Toei series combines period action, yakuza-eiga elements and martial-arts violence with Wakayamas larger-than-life screen presence. Bunta Sugawara co-stars in a film that sets up the series mix of outlaw morality, corruption and hard-hitting action.


Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder (1968)
Directed by Takashi Harada, Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder continues the Toei action-crime series with Tomisaburō Wakayama returning as the violent, rule-breaking priest Shinkai. Bunta Sugawara also returns in a story of killers, underworld conflict and moral debts, keeping the series close to Japanese yakuza-eiga and martial-arts cinema. The film builds on the first entrys mix of outlaw justice, corruption and hard-edged period action.


Wicked Priest 3: A Killers Pilgrimage (1969)
Directed by Takashi Harada, Wicked Priest 3: A Killers Pilgrimage stars Tomisaburō Wakayama as Shinkai in the third film in the Japanese Toei action-crime series. The story sends the rogue priest to aid a coastal village held hostage by political revolutionaries, keeping the focus on violent intervention, corruption and outlaw justice. Bunta Sugawara returns in another period action entry built around Wakayamas wandering anti-hero


Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back (1970)
Directed by Takashi Harada, Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back brings Tomisaburō Wakayamas Shinkai back into a violent Meiji-era story of gambling halls, old enemies and criminal exploitation. Bunta Sugawara returns as the series continues its blend of Japan