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New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)

New Tale of Zatoichi poster
Original title
新・座頭市物語
Directed by
Tokuzō Tanaka
Genre
Jidaigeki
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
12
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 76 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A blind masseur and skilled swordsman wanders into a territory where two rival gangs are vying for control. He must navigate the violence and corruption while protecting a young woman from an arranged marriage.

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What happens

The New Tale of Zatoichi (Japanese: 新・座頭市物語, Hepburn: Shin Zatoichi monogatari) is a 1963 Japanese film and the third entry from the popular Zatoichi series. The film is the first Zatoichi film to be in colour. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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