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An elderly prisoner accused of murder begs Zatoichi to find evidence of his innocence. The blind swordsman, for the first time, chooses not to help, but fate has other plans for him. Director Issei Mori, who played a significant role in getting Shintaro Katsu cast as Zatoichi in the first place, shows his filmmaking flair, delivering bloody battles and raucous humor while mischievously upending narrative expectations.
Original Release
09/18/1965
US Release
09/18/1965
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Shintarô Katsu | Zatoichi |
Kanbi Fujiyama | Monk Hyakutaro |
Eiko Takashiro | Yone / Oyone |
Masako Akeboshi | Chiyo / Ochiyo |
Kenjirô Ishiyama | Boss Jubei Araiso |
Ryûzô Shimada | Yakuza boss |
Gen Harada | |
Yukio Horikita | |
Jun Katsumura | Jubei yakuza |
Hajime Koshikawa |
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Shintarô Katsu | Zatoichi |
Kanbi Fujiyama | Monk Hyakutaro |
Eiko Takashiro | Yone / Oyone |
Masako Akeboshi | Chiyo / Ochiyo |
Kenjirô Ishiyama | Boss Jubei Araiso |
Ryûzô Shimada | Yakuza boss |
Gen Harada | |
Yukio Horikita | |
Jun Katsumura | Jubei yakuza |
Hajime Koshikawa | |
Kayo Mikimoto | |
Manabu Morita | Ronin enforcer |
Kazuo Moriuchi | |
Sachiko Murase | Shimazo's wife / Shimazo’s wife |
Tokio Oki |