Wicked Priest Collection Limited Edition [Blu-ray]

Wicked Priest Collection Limited Edition Blu-ray gathers all five films in the outrageous Japanese action-comedy series starring Tomisaburo Wakayama. Best known as Ogami Itto in the legendary Lone Wolf and Cub films, Wakayama showcases his comedic talents as the unconventional Buddhist monk Shinkai, whose devotion to justice often involves drinking, gambling and spectacular martial arts battles.

Shinkai is a rogue priest with a habit of solving problems through fists instead of sermons. Whether battling corrupt priests, confronting ruthless yakuza or defending innocent villagers, he repeatedly finds himself in outrageous adventures filled with explosive action, bawdy humour and memorable rivalries, including his long-running feud with the blind fighting monk Ryotatsu.

Blending martial arts, slapstick comedy and period adventure, the Wicked Priest series stands as one of the great hidden gems of 1960s Japanese genre cinema.

Directed by: Kiyoshi Saeki, Takashi Harada, Buichi Saito
Starring: Tomisaburo Wakayama, Bunta Sugawara
1968–1970 / 453 min / Japanese / 3 Discs

Films In This Set

• Wicked Priest (1968)
• Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder (1968)
• Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's Pilgrimage (1969)
• Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back (1969)
• Wicked Priest 5: Blood on the Commandments (1970)