Zatôichi kenka-tabi

Jun 27 1968 PG 1h 25m
Action, Adventure, Drama

Zatoichi is sworn to protect the life of a young girl and without any real allies finds himself in the middle of a bloody turf war.

Plot

Blind swordsman/masseuer Ichi (or "Zatoichi") is asked by a dying man to deliver the maiden Mitsu (or "Omitsu") to her family in Edo, and Zatoichi feels honor-bound to do so. But rival gangs each have an interest in kidnapping the girl for ransom. Zatoichi joins with one of the gangs when the other gang captures Mitsu, but he then finds that to rescue her, he must fight both gangs.

Written by

Minoru Inuzuka, Kan Shimozawa

Directed by

Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Daiei Film

Languages

Awards

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Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
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