Synopsis
After accidentally causing the death of an old lady, Zatoichi tries to do right by buying the lady’s daughter’s freedom from a brothel - but this causes more problems than solves them.
Movie Information
- Director
- Shintarō Katsu
- Writers
- Minoru Inuzuka
- Release Year
- 1972
- Runtime
- 92 minutes
- Genre
- Adventure, Action, Drama
- Language
- JA
- Country
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (36 votes)
Top Cast
Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Kiwako Taichi
Nishikigi
Katsuo Nakamura
Ushimatsu
Asao Koike
Boss Mangoro
Kyoko Yoshizawa
Kaede
Yasuhiro Koume
Shinkichi
Joji Takagi
Kamijo
Masumi Harukawa
Ohama
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