Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)

Original title

座頭市関所破り

Directed by

Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Genre

adventure film, yakuza film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 26m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 51 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A blind masseur and master swordsman travels through rural Japan. He gets caught in a conflict between rival yakuza clans.

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What happens

Adventures of Zatoichi (座頭市関所破り, Zatōichi sekisho-yaburi) is a 1964 Japanese chambara film directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda and starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur Zatoichi. It was written by Shozaburo Asai from a story by Kan Shimozawa. It was originally released by the Daiei Motion Picture Company (later acquired by Kadokawa Pictures). Adventures of Zatoichi is the ninth episode in the 26-part film series devoted to the character of Zatoichi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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