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Wearying of his wandering lifestyle, Zatoichi yearns to settle down; unfortunately, when he does so it’s in a town overrun by yakuza. He has an eye-opening encounter with the town’s blacksmith, who reveals himself to be the apprentice of the man who forged Zatoichi’s legendary cane sword, and informs Zatoichi that it’s a hairline crack away from snapping. The news prompts Zatoichi to hang up his sword, yet leaving the fighting life and his code of honor behind proves not to be so simple.
Original Release
01/03/1967
US Release
11/26/2013
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Shintarô Katsu | Zatoichi |
| Shiho Fujimura | Oshizu |
| Yoshihiko Aoyama | Seikichi |
| Makoto Fujita | Umazo |
| Kiyoko Suizenji | Oharu |
| Eijirô Tôno | Senzo |
| Masumi Harukawa | Oryu |
| Masako Aboshi | Omatsu the maid |
| Junichiro Yamashita | Shinnosuke |
| Ryutaro Gomi | Ronin |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Shintarô Katsu | Zatoichi |
| Shiho Fujimura | Oshizu |
| Yoshihiko Aoyama | Seikichi |
| Makoto Fujita | Umazo |
| Kiyoko Suizenji | Oharu |
| Eijirô Tôno | Senzo |
| Masumi Harukawa | Oryu |
| Masako Aboshi | Omatsu the maid |
| Junichiro Yamashita | Shinnosuke |
| Ryutaro Gomi | Ronin |
| Fujio Suga | Seisuke Kuwayama |
| Tatsuo Endô | Iwagoro |
| Ryûji Kita | Genbei Shimotsukeya |
| Yûsaku Terashima | Noodle Shop Owner |
| Gen Kimura | Hanzo the dice player |
| Sachio Horikita | Mosuke |
| Kimiko Tachibana | Otane |
| Masako Akeboshi | Matsu |
| Saburo Date | Yakuza |
| Gen Takasugi | Monji |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Masaichi Nagata | Executive Producer |
| Ikuo Kubodera | Producer |
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