Movie·1989·1h 56m
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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The Story
Original title: 座頭市
Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.
Written By
Tatsumi Ichiyama, Tsutomu Nakamura
Producer
Shintarō Katsu, Masanori Sanada
Cinematography
Mutsuo Naganuma
Music
Takayuki Watanabe
Editor
Toshio Taniguchi
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Kanako Higuchi
Boss Han Bosatsu
Takanori Jinnai
Inspector Hanshu
Ryûtarô Gan
Boss Goemon
Yuya Uchida
Boss Akabei
Toyomi Kusano
Ume
Tsurutaro Kataoka
Tsuru
Miho Nakayama
Ken Ogata
Ronin
Norihei Miki
Zatôichi's Friend
Joe Yamanaka
Kuruma Sukezaemon
Rikiya Yasuoka
Gō Awazu
Daisuke Ban
Takashi Ebata
Shinzō Hotta
Mayumi Fujii
Eugene Harada
// crew
Crew
Shintarō Katsu
Screenplay, Director, Producer
Kan Shimozawa
Story
Tatsumi Ichiyama
Screenplay
Tsutomu Nakamura
Screenplay
Masanori Sanada
Producer
Toshio Taniguchi
Editor
Mutsuo Naganuma
Director of Photography
Takayuki Watanabe
Original Music Composer
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