Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)

座頭市千両首

Ichi travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed two years ago. When some tax money is stolen while in transit to the governor he is accused and sets out to find the money and clear his name.

Date of release
1964-03-14
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (60)
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
Action, Drama, Adventure
Director
Kazuo Ikehiro
Collection
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Japan

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold is a 1964 Japanese Chambara film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur Zatoichi, originally released by the Daiei Motion Picture Company. It also stars Tomisaburo Wakayama who would later play the lead in the Lone Wolf and Cub series.

Production

Video Watchdog stated that the sixth entry in the series marks a change with the previously conservative styled Zatoichi series. For example, the film contains a theatrical credit sequence.

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