The Gambling Monk (1963)

0.0/10 99 min Comedy

Overview

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...

Cast

Shoichi Ozawa

Yōko Minamida

Masaya Takahashi

Toshio Takahara

Zenpei Saga

Shōki Fukae

Kotoe Hatsui

Eimei Esumi

Chieko Misaki

Hiroshi Hijikata

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