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1963    87mAction, Adventure
7.279%6.9
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Blind swordsman/masseuer Ichi (or "Zatoichi") is asked by a dying man to deliver the maiden Mitsu (or "Omitsu") to her family in Edo, and Zatoichi feels honor-bound to do so. But rival gangs each have an interest in kidnapping the girl for ransom. Zatoichi joins with one of the gangs when the other gang captures Mitsu, but he then finds that to rescue her, he must fight both gangs.
Directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda
  • Shintarō KatsuZatoichi
  • Shiho FujimuraOmitsu
  • Ryūzō ShimadaJingorô
  • Reiko FujiwaraOhisa
  • Matasaburo TambaYamada
  • Yoshio YoshidaBoss Tomegoro of Kagotame
  • Sonosuke SawamuraBoss Tobei of Shimozuma
  • Shōsaku SugiyamaBoss Hikozo of Doyama
  • Yutaka NakamuraMatsu
  • Gen KimuraYakuza enforcer
  • Teruko OumiPalaquin receptionist
  • Kimiyoshi YasudaDirector
  • Minoru InuzukaScreenplay
  • Ikuo KuboderaProducer
  • Yoshinobu NishiokaArt Direction
  • Shozo HondaDirector Of Photography
  • Kanji SuganumaEditor
  • Akira IfukubeOriginal Music Composer
  • Kan ShimozawaOriginal Story
  • hairydemonApril 27, 2025
    classic opening. good story!

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