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Zatoichi at Large (1972)

Zatoichi at Large poster
Original title
座頭市御用旅
Directed by
Kazuo Mori
Genre
drama film, yakuza film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 38 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A blind swordsman named Zatoichi helps a woman give birth. After she dies, he sets out to bring the baby to its family, fighting off attackers along the way.

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What happens

Zatoichi at Large (Japanese: 座頭市御用旅, Hepburn: Zatōichi goyōtabi) is a 1972 Japanese chanbara film directed by Kazuo Mori. The film stars Shintaro Katsu as Zatoichi, a blind swordsman and masseur who helps deliver a baby and transport it to its relatives after its mother dies. It was the 23rd film in the Zatoichi film series and the first distributed by Toho, while all others were distributed by Daiei. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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