The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Shintarō KatsuZatôichi
- Masayo BanriOtane
- Ryūzō ShimadaShigezô
- Hajime MitamuraHanji
- Shigeru AmachiMiki Hirate
- Michirō MinamiTatekichi
- Eijirō YanagiSukegorô
- Toshio ChibaMasakichi
- Manabu MoritaSeisuke
- Yoshito YamajiYahei
Crew
- Kenji MisumiDirector
- Minoru InuzukaScreenplay
- Chikashi MakiuraDirector of Photography
- Akira IfukubeOriginal Music Composer
- Kanji SuganumaEditor
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