Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder(1968)

Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder Synopsis

The long awaited second film in the Wicked Priest series is a masterpiece of sword swinging fury as Shinkai is asked by a man on the run to bring his young son to live with his grandfather, the master of a ju-jitsu dojo during the Taisho period of the early 20th century. Shinkai then runs afoul of a gangster group using strong-arm tactics to take over the profits from local gambling. When he proves to be more than they can handle, they hire the one man who has the ability to kill Shinkai and exact revenge, Ryotatsu, the karate priest whom Shinkai blinded in the first film. This ultra-violent entry has long been considered the best movie in the series and never made its way to home video before. See a spectacular display of Wakayama Tomisaburo’s martial art expertise in this action packed film. The Holy Grail of sword movies has arrived at last! /Winterheart of CG

Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder (1968) is a action and drama film directed by Takashi Harada, released on November 30, 1968 with a runtime of 1h 30m. It stars Tomisaburō Wakayama, Bunta Sugawara, Asao Koike and Eitarō Ozawa. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 3 ratings.