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The Tale of Zatoichi proved so popular that a follow-up went into production the same year. Here, Zatoichi is hired to give a massage to a powerful political official who, he discovers, is mentally ill—a secret that the nobleman’s retinue is determined to keep at any cost. This second Zatoichi film picks up the pace, featuring bigger action sequences, tighter plotting, and a mysterious one-armed swordsman played by star Shintaro Katsu’s brother Tomisaburo Wakayama (Lone Wolf and Cub).
Original Release
10/12/1962
US Release
10/16/1979
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Shintarô Katsu | Zatoichi |
Yaeko Mizutani | Setsu |
Masayo Banri | Tane / Otane |
Tomisaburo Wakayama | Nagisa no Yoshiro |
Yutaka Nakamura | Kagami no Sanzo |
Sônosuke Sawamura | Seki no Kanbei |
Shôsaku Sugiyama | Tamigoro |
San'emon Arashi | Kai Yoshida |
Yoshindo Yamaji | Yahei |
Eijirô Yanagi | Sukegoro Hanoka |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Shintarô Katsu | Zatoichi |
Yaeko Mizutani | Setsu |
Masayo Banri | Tane / Otane |
Tomisaburo Wakayama | Nagisa no Yoshiro |
Yutaka Nakamura | Kagami no Sanzo |
Sônosuke Sawamura | Seki no Kanbei |
Shôsaku Sugiyama | Tamigoro |
San'emon Arashi | Kai Yoshida |
Yoshindo Yamaji | Yahei |
Eijirô Yanagi | Sukegoro Hanoka |
Fujio Harumoto | Lord Kuroda of Echizen |
Saburo Date | Mirosuke |
Shintarô Nanjô | Samon Shiraishi |
Shôzô Nanbu | Gouemon Kashiya |
Kôichi Aihara | |
Jun Arimura | |
Okuyama Asao | |
Katsuyoshi Baba | |
Takaji Fukui | |
Yûji Hamada |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ikuo Kubodera | Executive Producer |