New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
Shin Zatôichi monogatari (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 31min
- Action, Adventure
- 15 Mar 1963 (Japan)
- Movie
- 1 nomination.
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Cast
| Shintarô Katsu | ... |
Zatoichi
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| Mikiko Tsubouchi | ... |
Yayoi
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| Seizaburô Kawazu | ... |
Banno
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| Fujio Suga | ... |
Yasuhiko
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Mieko Kondô | ... |
Inn keeper's wife
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Chitose Maki | ... |
Tame's wife
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| Tatsuo Endô | ... |
Inn keeper
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Gen Kimura | ... |
Sekiya yakuza member with large mark on his face
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Kanae Kobayashi | ... |
Old lady going deaf
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| Yutaka Nakamura | ... |
Yasuhiko's brother
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| Shôsaku Sugiyama | ... |
Tengu Ronin that gets a massage
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Directed by
| Tokuzô Tanaka | ||
Written by
| Minoru Inuzuka | ... | (writer) |
| Kan Shimozawa | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Ikuo Kubodera | ... | producer |
Music by
| Akira Ifukube | ||
Cinematography by
| Chikashi Makiura | ... | (as Chishi Makiura) |
Editing by
| Hiroshi Yamada | ||
Art Direction by
| Seiichi Ôta | ||
Production Companies
Distributors
- Criterion (2018) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Daiei Studios
- Home Vision Entertainment (HVE) (United States) (DVD)
- Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting (2007) (Japan) (tv)
- Plaion Pictures (2022) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Plaion Pictures (2022) (Germany) (DVD)
- Siren Visual Entertainment (2007) (New Zealand) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2013) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Blind masseur and master swordsman, Zatoichi, is tired of killing. He journeys to his old village looking for peace, but is pursued by the brother of Boss Kanbei, a man he's killed. Back home, Ichi connects with Banno, his teacher, who seeks prestige and has arranged for his younger sister, Yayoi, to marry into a wealthy samurai family. Ichi and Yayoi realize they are in love, but Ichi's request for her hand meets with Banno's derision. Ichi is also drawn into Banno's plot to kidnap the son of a wealthy man, ostensibly to aid the Mito Goblins, a gang of thieves on the run; but Banno wants to keep the ransom. Ichi wants harmony and love, but can he escape a destiny of violence?
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This is the first Zatoichi movie to be shot in colour. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 1963 (2019). See more » |