Zatoichi's Vengeance
Zatoichi's Vengeance

Movie·1966·1h 23m

Zatoichi's Vengeance

Directed By

Tokuzō Tanaka

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 座頭市の歌が聞える

Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that "Taichi" was the man's young son. Along his travels he also met a blind monk who makes Zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. In trying to help the town, Zatoichi kills some gangsters and becomes a hero to the boy. He must make a choice of whether to use non-violence and set a good example, or violence and set the boy on the wrong path in life.

Written By

Hajime Takaiwa

Producer

Ikuo Kubodera

Cinematography

Kazuo Miyagawa

Music

Akira Ifukube

Editor

Kanji Suganuma

Themes

samuraisequelzatoichi

Production House

Daiei Film

Audience Score

69%

42 votes

Skip10%
Timepass23%
Go for it39%
Perfection28%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi

Shigeru Amachi

Shigeru Amachi

Genpachiro Kurobe

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Blind Biwa Priest

Gen Kimura

Gen Kimura

Tamekichi

Kanae Kobayashi

Kanae Kobayashi

Tamekichi's mother

Kōichi Mizuhara

Kōichi Mizuhara

Joshuya

Mayumi Ogawa

Mayumi Ogawa

Ocho / Oshino

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Boss Gonzo

Michi Azuma

Michi Azuma

Oharu

Saburo Date

Saburo Date

Hanji

Jun Fujikawa

Jun Fujikawa

Jun Fujikawa

Yukio Horikita

Yukio Horikita

Toramatsu

Sumao Ishihara

Yukiko Komura

Oro

Hideo Kuroki

Yakuza of Takasaki

Masanori Machida

Masanori Machida

Taichi

Ikkei Tamaki

Ikkei Tamaki

Kinbei

Kazuko Taniguchi

Kamegoro's wife

// crew

Crew

Tokuzō Tanaka

Tokuzō Tanaka

Director

Kazuo Miyagawa

Kazuo Miyagawa

Director of Photography

Kanji Suganuma

Editor

Akira Ifukube

Akira Ifukube

Original Music Composer

Ikuo Kubodera

Producer

Hajime Takaiwa

Screenplay

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