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Overview
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Release Date:
12 August 1967 (Japan)
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Tagline:
The final and most savage installment of the series.
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Samurai
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Martial Arts
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Jail
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Sixteenth Part
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Zatoichi
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First disappointing film in Zatoichi series
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Cast
(in credits order) | Shintarô Katsu | ... | Zatoichi |
 | Rentarô Mikuni | ... | Asagoro |
| Kô Nishimura | ... | Uneshiro Suga (as Akira Nishimura) |
| Yuko Hamada | ... | Shino |
| Toshiyuki Hosokawa | ... | Nisaburo |
| Takuya Fujioka | ... | Zato Sanji |
| Kenjirô Ishiyama | ... | Tatsugoro |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Saburô Date | ||
| Tatsuo Endô | ... | Boss Tomizo |
| Jun Fujikawa | ||
| Ryuuji Fukui | ||
| Rokumaru Furukawa | ||
| Yûzô Hayakawa | ||
| Sumao Ishihara | ||
| Yoko Kajima | ||
| Tadashi Kato | ||
| Jun Katsumura | ... | Mankichi |
| Gen Kimura | ... | Fusajiro |
| Takuya Kitano | ||
| Kanae Kobayashi | ... | Matsushichi's mother |
| Keiko Koyanagi | ||
| Utako Kyô | ... | Large mouth lady |
| Tatsuo Matsushita | ||
| Kayo Mikimoto | ... | Yuki |
| Tômi Mitsuboshi | ||
| Koichi Mizuhara | ... | Farmer |
| Manabu Morita | ... | Tetsu |
| Ikuko Môri | ... | Tomizo's wife |
| Hiroyoshi Nishioka | ||
| Tokio Oki | ||
| Keisuke Ootori | ||
| Osamu Sakai | ||
| Mizuho Suzuki | ... | Yamagen |
| Noboru Taki | ||
| Ryoichi Tamagawa | ||
| Kazuko Taniguchi | ||
| Shizuko Tsuga | ||
| Takeshi Yabuuchi | ||
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| Satsuo Yamamoto | |||
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| Koji Matsumoto | ||
| Takehiro Nakajima | ||
| Kiyokata Saruwaka | ||
| Kan Shimosawa | story | |
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| Tokuko Miyako | .... | planner | |
| Masaichi Nagata | .... | executive producer | |
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| Sei Ikeno | (as Shigeru Ikeno) | ||
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| Kazuo Miyagawa | |||
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| Yoshinobu Nishioka | |||
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| Genken Nakaoka | .... | lighting technician | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- AnimEigo (USA) (VHS)
- Artsmagic (UK) (DVD)
- Artsmagic (UK) (VHS)
- Daiei Studios
- Janus Films (USA) (subtitled)
- Madman Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD) (as "Zatoichi the Outlaw")
- Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting (2007) (Japan) (TV)
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"Zatôichi rôyaburi" - Japan (original title)
"Zatoichi Breaks Jail" - USA (imdb display title)
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"Zatoichi Breaks Jail" - USA (imdb display title)
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96 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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The first Zatôichi film produced by Katsu Productions (Shintarô Katsu's own company).See more »
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Followed by The One Armed Swordsmen (1976)See more »
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I agree with most if not all of the previous commenter's Tom (bighouseaz@yahoo.com). The Zatoichi series is a great character study combined with great sword fighting and excitement.
I have seen Zatoichi 1-13,15,16; I believe 14 has not been released on Zone 1 (usa). Zatoichi the Outlaw was disappointing. The story line was complicated, and seemed to be a hodgepodge of many previous Zatoichi story lines. At one point, I was wondering if I was not seeing a remake of a previous Zatoichi film.
This film was disappointing because it started to depend on effects (a head rolling, limbs severed, blood) and less on the nobility of the Zatoichi character. All the previous films succeeded based on the storyline and action, and won a great following without having to resort to effects.
I am just hoping that the remaining Zatoichi films do NOT follow the same trend. This is the first Zatoichi film from his studio. I highly recommend all the previous Zatoichi films -- and recommend them.