Zatoichi's Revenge

Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)

座頭市二段斬り

Itinerant masseur and master swordsman, the blind Zatoichi, is near the village of his teacher, Hikonoichi, so he decides to visit. He learns of Hikonoichi's recent robbery and murder and the imprisonment of his virginal daughter, Osayo, in a brothel. Through friendship with Denroku, a local dice thrower and devoted father, Ichi uncovers an unholy alliance between the governor and the area strongman: among their scams is falsifying tax records to put farmers in debt, then forcing their daughters into prostitution at the boss's brothel. With help from Denroku's daughter, Otsuru, Ichi comforts Osayo until he can provoke showdowns with the villains and their henchmen.

Date of release
1965-04-03
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (52)
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Adventure, Action, Drama
Director
Akira Inoue

Casting

  • Shintarō Katsu — Zatoichi
  • Norihei Miki — Denroku the Weasel
  • Mikiko Tsubouchi — Osayo
  • Takeshi Katō — Koheita Kadokura
  • Fujio Harumoto — Intendant Isoda
  • San'emon Arashi — Hikonoichi
  • Saburo Date
  • Jun Katsumura — Tatsugoro yakuza
  • Gen Kimura — Inspector Jingo Odate
  • Sachiko Kobayashi — Tsuru
  • Sonosuke Sawamura — Boss Tatsugoro
  • Yūsaku Terashima — Yasaku

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