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Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage poster
Original title
座頭市海を渡る
Directed by
Kazuo Ikehiro
Genre
adventure film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 48 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is the 14th film about a blind masseur who is also a master swordsman. The hero travels to a new place and finds trouble that he must resolve with his blade.

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What happens

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (Japanese: 座頭市海を渡る, Hepburn: Zatōichi umi o wataru) is a 1966 Japanese chambara film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro 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 Pilgrimage is the fourteenth episode in the 26-part film series devoted to the character of Zatoichi. It has also been known as Zatoichi's Ocean Voyage (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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