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Director:
Kihachi Okamoto
Writers:
Kihachi Okamoto (writer)
Kan Shimosawa (characters)
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Release Date:
15 January 1970 (Japan) more
Genre:
Drama | Action | Adventure more
Plot:
With a price on his head, Ichi seeks tranquillity in a favorite village. Since his last visit, it has fallen prey to Boss Masagoro... more | add synopsis
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Zatoichi films a genre unto themselves more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Shintarô Katsu ... Zatoichi
Ayako Wakao ... Umeno
Osamu Takizawa ... Yasuke Eboshiya
Masakane Yonekura ... Boss Masagoro (as Sakatoshi Masakane)
Shin Kishida ... Kuzuryu
Kanjuro Arashi ... Hyoroku
Toshiyuki Hosokawa ... Sanaemon Goto
Shigeru Kôyama ... Jinzaburo Wakiya (as Shigeru Kamiyama)
Minoru Terada
Hideo Sunazuka
Daigo Kusano
Fujio Tokita (as Fujio Tsuneda)
Gen Kimura
Hiroshi Tanaka
Hiroto Kimura
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Zatôichi 20 (Japan) (informal title)
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (USA)
Zatoichi vs. Yojimbo
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Runtime:
79 min | USA:115 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color (Daieicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Australia:M (TV rating) | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Current prints have replaced the original Toho logo with the Daiei logo. more
Movie Connections:
Followed by Du bi shuang xiong (1976) more

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1 out of 15 people found the following comment useful:-
Zatoichi films a genre unto themselves, 1 April 2000
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Author: bullfrog-5 from toronto

My earlier comments about Z...to Y... were meant to convey the idea that Zatoichi films are a genre unto themselves. Like the Chinese films of myth and legend, rich with the mystical and supernatural power of its heroes (on which the current Xena and Hercules are molded) Zatoichi films have a certain style which sets them apart.

I could suggest the Clouseau-esque qualities of the everyman protagonist who is handicapped and endowed with with preternatural ability. But that would be but a Western approximation (and a poor one at that) of an Eastern (perhaps uniquely Japanese) archtype.

Words do not suffice - see any other Zatoichi film and it will be apparent why Zatoichi has reached cult status.

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