
The Gambling Monk
Go to the bicycle race between your sutras! Staring at the ticket, Namu Amida Butsu!
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...
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- Language
- Japanese
- bicycle race
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- Theatrical13 Oct 1963
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The Gambling Monk was released on 13 October 1963.
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