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Zatoichi triumphs at a village wrestling match, much to the chagrin of his yakuza opponents. The defeated gang members pay a hotheaded ronin to take out the masseur; unbeknownst to them, the hired assassin is married to a former flame of Zatoichi’s, further complicating matters.
Original Release
08/10/1963
US Release
11/14/2010
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Shintarô Katsu | Zatoichi |
| Miwa Takada | Nobu / Onobu |
| Masayo Banri | Tane / Otane |
| Jun'ichirô Narita | Sakichi |
| Katsuhiko Kobayashi | |
| Tôru Abe | Boss Yagiri Tokyuro |
| San'emon Arashi | |
| Yûji Hamada | |
| Sumao Ishihara | |
| Jun Katsumura | Wrestling yakuza |
Directors
Writers
Kan Shimozawa, François Jerômes
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Shintarô Katsu | Zatoichi |
| Miwa Takada | Nobu / Onobu |
| Masayo Banri | Tane / Otane |
| Jun'ichirô Narita | Sakichi |
| Katsuhiko Kobayashi | |
| Tôru Abe | Boss Yagiri Tokyuro |
| San'emon Arashi | |
| Yûji Hamada | |
| Sumao Ishihara | |
| Jun Katsumura | Wrestling yakuza |
| Jutarô Kitashiro | (as Jutarô Hôjô) |
| Yasuhiro Mizukami | Boss Tamamura |
| Sachiko Murase | Maki |
| Hiroshi Nawa | |
| Tokio Oki | |
| Mitsusaburô Ramon | |
| Kazue Tamaki | |
| Yôko Wakasugi | |
| Yuliya Solomonova | Innkeeper maid |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Masaichi Nagata | Executive Producer |
| Ikuo Kubodera | Producer |
