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Adventures of Zatoichi
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Adventures of Zatoichi

1964-12-30 · 86 min · ★ 6.7

Adventure · Action · Drama

Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman looking for her father, a village leader who has disappeared. As he helps her investigate the disappearance, Zatoichi also becomes involved with another young woman who is trying to help her brother, who has murdered someone at about the same time and place as the missing man was last seen.

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Directors
Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Production companies
Daiei Film
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Shintarō KatsuShintarō KatsuZatoichi
Miwa TakadaMiwa TakadaSaki
Eiko TakiEiko TakiOsen
Kichijirō UedaKichijirō UedaBoss Jinbei
Daimaru NakataZany Entertainer
Mikijiro HiraMikijiro HiraGounosuke
Gen KimuraGen KimuraYakuza dice thrower
Akitake KōnoAkitake KōnoIntendant Gorota Kajima
Kōichi MizuharaKōichi MizuharaKamazo
Ikuko MōriIkuko MōriHanokama
Racket NakataZany Entertainer
Teruko ŌmiTeruko ŌmiDaruma maker's wife

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