Synopsis
Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning.
Movie Information
- Director
- Kenji Misumi
- Writers
- Daisuke Itō
- Release Year
- 1965
- Runtime
- 87 minutes
- Genre
- Adventure, Action, Drama
- Language
- JA
- Country
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (44 votes)
Top Cast
Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Mikio Narita
Tadasu Jumonji
Kaneko Iwasaki
Otane
Gaku Yamamoto
Tomonoshin Sagawa
Saburo Date
Tatsuo Endō
Yakuza boss of Ejimaya
Takuya Fujioka
Ryo Horikawa
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