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Zatoichi's Vengeance

1966·Directed by Tokuzō Tanaka

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Released
May 3, 1966
Runtime
1h 23m

About Zatoichi's Vengeance

  • Action
  • Drama
  • Adventure

Synopsis

Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that "Taichi" was the man's young son. Along his travels he also met a blind monk who makes Zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. In trying to help the town, Zatoichi kills some gangsters and becomes a hero to the boy. He must make a choice of whether to use non-violence and set a good example, or violence and set the boy on the wrong path in life.

Director
  • Tokuzō Tanaka
Writers
  • Kan Shimozawa
  • HTHajime Takaiwa
Original title
座頭市の歌が聞える

Principal cast

In billing order
  • Shintarō KatsuZatoichi
  • Shigeru AmachiGenpachiro Kurobe
Jun HamamuraBlind Biwa Priest
  • Gen KimuraTamekichi
  • Kanae KobayashiTamekichi's mother
  • Kōichi MizuharaJoshuya
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