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Hired by a yakuza boss to eliminate an accused debtor, Zatoichi fulfills his task, only to witness the victim’s sister paying the owed amount minutes later. When the crime lord tries to possess the woman along with the cash, the blind swordsman wrestles with the injustice he has caused, and vows to protect the young lady at all costs.
Original Release
12/28/1968
US Release
11/26/2013
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Shintarô Katsu | Zatoichi |
Yoshiko Mita | Osode |
Makoto Satô | Yasaburo Kashiwazaki |
Ko Nishimura | Sosuke Saruya |
Takuya Fujioka | Shinkichi |
Chôchô Miyako | Ohaya |
Akira Shimizu | Kumakichi |
Machiko Soga | Osen |
Ryutaro Gomi | Sashichi |
Rokko Toura | Choji |
Directors
Writers
Kiyokata Saruwaka, Kan Shimozawa, Hisashi Sugiura, Tetsuro Yoshida
Cast
Name | Character |
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Shintarô Katsu | Zatoichi |
Yoshiko Mita | Osode |
Makoto Satô | Yasaburo Kashiwazaki |
Ko Nishimura | Sosuke Saruya |
Takuya Fujioka | Shinkichi |
Chôchô Miyako | Ohaya |
Akira Shimizu | Kumakichi |
Machiko Soga | Osen |
Ryutaro Gomi | Sashichi |
Rokko Toura | Choji |
Kazue Tamaki | Aburaya no Banto, the oil shop clerk |
Yukio Horikita | Isokichi |
Takeshi Date | Kinzo |
Yasuhiro Minakami | Unokichi |
Moto Kimura | Daisaku Igawa |
Shôsaku Sugiyama | Kinsuke |
Kazuo Yamamoto | Dice Player |
Akira Moroguchi | Shota |
Takeshi Hamada | Hyoma Muraki |
Jun Katsumura | Rokusuke |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Akihiko Murai | Executive Producer |
Masaichi Nagata | Executive Producer |
Hisakazu Tsuji | Producer |