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📊 Film Specifications

Director Kazunari Takeda

Writer Ryuzo Nakanishi (Screenplay)

Original Title 極楽坊主

Release Date July 31, 1971

Runtime 81 min (1h 21m)

Country Japan

Language JA

Budget N/A

Box Office N/A

Studios Nikkatsu Corporation

Monk's Paradise (1971)

Name: Monk's Paradise
Genre: Drama
Released: 1971-07-31
Rating: 3.5

Directed by Kazunari Takeda

• Written by Ryuzo Nakanishi

⭐ 3.5 / 5 (1 votes) ⏱️ 81 min 🎬 Drama

Ratings Breakdown:

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Synopsis

A genius gambler and born hunter is a Buddhist monk by occupation. A raunchy comedy about a lecherous monk who, despite serving the solemn Buddha, keeps breaking the precepts one after another.

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