Underplayed Gems

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold poster
Original title
座頭市千両首
Directed by
Kazuo Ikehiro
Genre
Jidaigeki
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 58 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A blind masseur who is also a master swordsman gets caught up in a search for a missing chest of gold. He faces off against a gang of criminals who have stolen the gold from a village.

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What happens

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (座頭市千両首, Zatōichi senryō-kubi) is a 1964 Japanese Chambara film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur Zatoichi, originally released by the Daiei Motion Picture Company (later acquired by Kadokawa Pictures). It also stars Tomisaburo Wakayama who would later play the lead in the Lone Wolf and Cub series. Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold is the sixth episode in the 26-part film series devoted to the character of Zatoichi, following Zatoichi on the Road and preceding Zatoichi's Flashing Sword. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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