Summary
Shinkai, a Buddhist monk with a penchant for drinking and gambling, sets sinners straight with judo throws rather than sermons.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Pure escapism
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 68GoodWatch 66
Letterboxd · 274 ratings3.4/5
IMDb6.7
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most action movies, −18 min on the typical 108
typical 10890Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1968
August 14, 1968
58 years ago
Genres
ActionComedyLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 2 moreDirecting · 1
- Kiyoshi Saeki Director, Screenplay
Writing · 2
- Eimei Yamamoto Screenplay
- Akira Murao Screenplay
Camera · 1
- Nagaki Yamagishi Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Shunsuke Kikuchi Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Tsuneo Daimon Art Direction
Other crew · 1
- Teruhiko Arakawa Sound Recordist
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