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Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)

Zatoichi's Vengeance poster
Original title
座頭市の歌が聞える
Directed by
Tokuzō Tanaka
Genre
adventure film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 42 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A blind masseur and master swordsman travels through feudal Japan. He becomes entangled in a conflict where he must protect a young boy from dangerous criminals.

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What happens

Zatoichi's Vengeance (Japanese: 座頭市の歌が聞える, Hepburn: Zatōichi no uta ga kikoeru) is a 1966 Japanese chambara film directed by Tokuzō Tanaka and starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur Zatoichi. It was originally released by the Daiei Motion Picture Company (later acquired by Kadokawa Pictures). Zatoichi's Vengeance is the thirteenth episode in the 26-part film series devoted to the character of Zatoichi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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