Wicked Priest Collection (Limited Edition) (3 Discs) [Blu-ray]
Wicked Priest Collection (Limited Edition) (3 Discs) [Blu-ray]
Wicked Priest Collection (Limited Edition) (3 Discs) [Blu-ray]
Wicked Priest Collection (Limited Edition) (3 Discs) [Blu-ray]

Wicked Priest Collection (Limited Edition) (3 Discs) [Blu-ray]

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Most famous for his role as the stoic Ogami Itto in the legendary Lone Wolf and Cub series, Tomisaburo Wakayama shows a completely different side in the riotous martial arts comedy series Wicked Priest, where a Buddhist monk with a taste for women, booze and brawls dispenses justice with his fists instead of sermons.

Across five action-packed adventures, the roguish Shinkai battles corrupt priests, yakuza gangs, pirate revolutionaries and his relentless rival Ryotatsu (Bunta Sugawara), blending outrageous comedy with explosive martial arts action.

This collection includes brand new restorations of all five films in the series:

  • 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 (1970)
  • Wicked Priest 5: Blood on the Commandments (1971)

Packed with hard-hitting fight scenes, bawdy humor and Tomisaburo Wakayama's charismatic performance, the Wicked Priest series remains one of the great cult action comedies of late-1960s Japanese cinema.

Region B

This is a UK import. As Australia and New Zealand share Region B with the UK, it will play on any standard Blu-ray player in Australia and New Zealand.
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Actors: Tomisaburô Wakayama, Kenjirō Ishiyama, Tsu Ishiyama
Director: Kiyoshi Saeki, Takashi Harada, Buichi Saito
Format: Blu-ray
Languages: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Number of Discs: 3
Run Time: 453 Minutes
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Release date: 14 September 2026

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

  • Brand new restorations of all five films in the series: Wicked Priest, Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder, Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's Pilgrimage, Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back and Wicked Priest 5: Blood on the Commandments
  • High-Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all five films
  • Original lossless Japanese mono audio on all five films
  • Optional English subtitles on all five films
  • Composing the Gospel, a brand new video essay on Wicked Priest composer and electronic music pioneer Isao Tomita by music supervisor and Japanese cinema expert James Balmont
  • Taisho Troubles, a brand new video essay on Wicked Priest's depictions of historical Japan by Japanese cinema expert Jonathan Clements
  • Offscreen Battles, a brand interview with Asian cinema expert James Mudge on the tumultuous landscape of 1960s Japanese cinema
  • Martial Arts and Super Mario Brothers, a brand new interview with Japanese cinema experts Patrick Macias and Matt Alt on Wicked Priest star and Japanese screen icon Tomisaburo Wakayama
  • Priest or Monk, a brand new primer on Buddhism and pop culture as depicted in the Wicked Priest films by Patrick Macias and Matt Alt
  • Original theatrical trailers for all five films
  • Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Chris Malbon
  • Collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the films by Camille Zaurin

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