Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
新座頭市物語・笠間の血祭り
Zatoichi, the famed blind swordsman, returns to his home village for the first time in many years. He is befriended by Omiyo, who had the same wet-nurse as Zatoichi. He also encounters a boyhood friend, Shinbei, who is now wealthy and appears not to remember Zatoichi. Shinbei seems to be interested in repaying the villagers' debts, but is, in reality, manipulating the ownership of a now valuable rock quarry. Zatoichi learns of the subterfuge and confronts his old friend, who has a score of yakuza swordsmen backing his play.
- Date of release
- 1973-04-21
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (37)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Adventure
- Director
- Kimiyoshi Yasuda
- Collection
- Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection
Casting
- Shintarō Katsu — Zatoichi
- Yukiyo Toake — Omiyo
- Takashi Shimura — Sakubei
- Eiji Okada — Shinbei
- Kei Satō — Magistrate
- Yoshio Tsuchiya — Shobei
- Rie Yokoyama — Yuri
- Tatsuo Endō — Boss Iwagoro
- Shiro Kishibe — Ruffian
- Goro Kumon
- Naoyuki Asahina
- Tamotsu Fujiharu
Recommended
- Zatoichi's Vengeance 1966 · ★ 6.9
- Zatoichi and the Doomed Man 1965 · ★ 6.8
- Zatoichi's Flashing Sword 1964 · ★ 6.9
- Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally 1989 · ★ 6.4
- Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman 1971 · ★ 6.8
- The Tale of Zatoichi Continues 1962 · ★ 7.1
- Zatoichi's Pilgrimage 1966 · ★ 7.1
- Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold 1964 · ★ 6.9
- Zatoichi and the Chess Expert 1965 · ★ 6.7
- Zatoichi's Revenge 1965 · ★ 6.6
- Adventures of Zatoichi 1964 · ★ 6.7
- Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo 1970 · ★ 6.8