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Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder
First aired on Nov 11, 1970
70%

Genres: Action, Drama

Ryotatsu, the wayward Priest blinded by Shinkai, the Wicked Priest, has his own story in this ultra-violent tale from the era of the Meiji Reconstruction. When a woman leaves her blind son at the Monastery, Ryotatsu is forced to teach the boy how to cope as a blind person in old Japan. When he takes the child with him on the road to find the boy's mother, they run afoul of not only yakuza gangsters, but some corrupt army officers have been trying to sway public opinion against the Satsuma rebels by posing as members of Saigo Takamori's group. It's a bloody mistake for them to underestimate the strength of the Blind Priest, and he'll make them pay with their lives!

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Bunta Sugawara | Blind Priest Ryotatsu
Akiko Kudō | Maya
Minoru Ōki | Banri
Naruhiko Umechi | Rintaro
Bin Amatsu |
Meichō Soganoya |
Featured Crew
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Takashi Harada | Director
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Takeo Yamashita | Original Music Composer
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Yoshimitsu Amamori | Art Direction
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Toshio Masuda | Director of Photography
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Masayoshi Mizoguchi | Sound Recordist
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Kozo Horiike | Editor