Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning.

• Kenji MisumiDirector
• Akira IfukubeOriginal Music Composer
• Daisuke ItōScreenplay

• Shintarō KatsuZatoichi
• Mikio NaritaTadasu Jumonji
• Kaneko IwasakiOtane
• Gaku YamamotoTomonoshin Sagawa
• Saburo DateCast
• Tatsuo EndōYakuza boss of Ejimaya
• Takuya FujiokaCast
• Ryo HorikawaCast
• Rokkō TouraCast
• Kanae KobayashiWidow Tarozaemon
• Fujio SugaInjury prone Banyu yakuza
• Rokkō TouraCrippled yakuza