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Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder
Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder

Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder

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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!

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

11 November 1970

Country

Japan

Cast

Bunta Sugawara

Bunta Sugawara

Blind Priest Ryotatsu

Akiko Kudō

Akiko Kudō

Maya

Minoru Ōki

Minoru Ōki

Banri

Naruhiko Umechi

Naruhiko Umechi

Rintaro

Bin Amatsu

Bin Amatsu

Meichō Soganoya

Meichō Soganoya

Takuzō Kawatani

Takuzō Kawatani

Utako Kyō

Utako Kyō

Tōru Abe

Tōru Abe

Kenji Imai

Kenji Imai

Utae Shōji

Utae Shōji

Kyōichi Satō

Kyōichi Satō

Toshi Amatsu

Toshi Amatsu

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Dr. Mitamura

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