The read
It runs a compact 1h 17m.
Synopsis
Blind swordsman Zatoichi, jailed briefly, is implored by another prisoner to aid him in proving his innocence of a crime for which he is sentenced to death. Zatoichi is reluctant to get involved, because he knows how often such involvement has led to trouble in the past. But events conspire to thrust him repeatedly into involvement, and gradually he comes to believe in the man's innocence and determines to free him.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
49 audience votes
Key crew
- Kazuo MoriDirector
- Shozaburo AsaiScreenplay
- Seitaro OmoriOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Shintarō KatsuZatoichi
- Kanbi FujiyamaMonk Hyakutaro
- Eiko TakiOyone
- Kenjirō IshiyamaBoss Jubei Araiso
- Yukio HorikitaCast
- Hajime KoshikawaCast
- Sachiko MuraseShimazo’s wife
- Tokio OkiCast
- Masako AkeboshiOchiyo
- Ryūzō ShimadaYakuza boss
- Kōichi MizuharaShimazo Kitase
- Jun KatsumuraCast
Stills
Themes
samuraicorruptionsequelzatoichi