The read
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 12m.
Synopsis
Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
104 audience votes
Key crew
- Ichirō SaitōOriginal Music Composer
- Kazuo MoriDirector
- Minoru InuzukaScreenplay
Cast
- Shintarō KatsuZatoichi
- Yoshie MizutaniOsetsu
- Masayo BanriOtane
- Tomisaburō WakayamaNagisa no Yoshiro
- Yutaka NakamuraKagami no Sanzo
- Sonosuke SawamuraSeki no Kanbei
- Shōsaku SugiyamaTamigoro
- Yoshito YamajiYahei
- Eijirō YanagiSukegoro Hanoka
- Fujio HarumotoLord Kuroda of Echizen
- Kōichi MizuharaKanzo
- Saburo DateMirosuke
Stills
Themes
japansamuraiyakuzasequelsword fightzatoichicriminalperiod dramajidaigeki