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12 August 1970 (Japan)
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A legendary figure in Japan is Zatoichi - the blind masseur with healing hands and a swift sword.
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Wow! Tatsuya Nakadai in Zatoichi
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Cast
(in credits order) | Shintarô Katsu | ... | Zatoichi (as Shintaro Katsu) |
| Reiko Ôhara | ... | Kiyo (as Reiko Ohara) |
| Pîtâ | ... | Umeji (as Peter) |
| Kazuko Yoshiyuki | ... | Wife |
| Kô Nishimura | ... | Migi (as Ko Nishimura) |
| Ryûnosuke Kaneda | ... | Boss Kuroko (as Ryunosuke Kaneda) |
| Kunie Tanaka | ... | Packhorse Driver |
| Osami Nabe | ... | Mistress Auctioneer |
| Jun Nagasawa | ... | Egg Slinging Kuroko Yakuza |
| Utae Shoji | ... | Teahouse Owning Wife |
| Reiji Shoji | ... | Teahouse Owning Husband |
| Yôsuke Kondô | ... | Boss Men (as Yosuke Kondo) |
| Kenzo Tatake | ... | Wealthy Mistress Auction Buyer |
| Yoshio Yoshida | ... | Mistress of Auction Yakuza Boss |
| Eizô Kitamura | (as Eizo Kitamura) | |
| Osamu Ôkawa | ... | Yakuza Boss (as Osamu Okawa) |
| Akira Shimizu | ... | Merchant with Business Burning Down |
| Takumi Shinjo | ... | Yakuza Boss |
| Akane Kawasaki | ||
| Teruko Ômi | ... | Bath House Manager |
| Yasuhiro Mizukami | ... | Yakuza Boss |
| Yoshitarô Asawaka | (as Yoshitaro Asawaka) | |
| Ryûtarô Gomi | ... | Yakuza Boss (as Ryutaro Gomi) |
| Yuuji Hamada | (as Yuji Hamada) | |
| Kazue Tamachi | (as Kazue Tamaki) | |
| Yukio Horikita | ... | Kuroko Yakuza |
| Takuya Kitano | ... | Egg Merchant |
| Gen Kuroki | ||
| Shingo Ibuki | ||
| Kanae Kobayashi | ... | Egg Merchant |
| Jun Katsumura | ... | Yamikubo Yakuza |
| Junjiro Niizeki | ||
| Masaji Nunome | ||
| Jun Satomi | ||
| Akira Nitta | ||
| Kazuko Taniguchi | ||
| Tadashi Takadera | ||
| Yutaka Miki | ||
 | Masayuki Mori | ... | Dark Lord Yamikubo |
 | Tatsuya Nakadai | ... | Ronin (as Tatsuya Nakayo) |
Directed by | |||
| Kenji Misumi | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Shintarô Katsu | ||
| Kan Shimosawa | story | |
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| Shintarô Katsu | .... | producer | |
| Hiroyoshi Nishioka | .... | assistant producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Isao Tomita | |||
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| Kazuo Miyagawa | |||
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| Toshio Taniguchi | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Yoshinobu Nishioka | |||
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| Yoshinobu Nishioka | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Yoshio Ueno | |||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Toshiaki Kunihara | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Masao Oosumi | .... | sound engineer | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- AnimEigo (2003) (USA) (DVD)
- Artsmagic (UK) (DVD)
- Artsmagic (UK) (VHS)
- Daiei Studios
- Dainichi-Eihai (1970) (Japan)
- Madman Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
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"Zatôichi abare-himatsuri" - Japan (original 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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I couldn't believe it when I saw Tatsuya Nakadai (Yojimbo, Sanjuro, Harakiri, High and Low, Ran, etc,etc) pop up in this Zatoichi episode as a crazed, jilted husband out for revenge on almost everyone, including Zatoichi. I noticed the credits had a variation of his name (Nakayo, I think it was). We also have Masayuki Mori (Rashomon, The Idiot, etc) as the mandatory evil boss. Only this time, the evil boss is an evil SUPERBOSS, he's blind (and therefore obviously much more dangerous) and resembles Fritz Lang's Dr. Mabuse. We also have a great humorous side story with Peter (the blind younger brother in Ran) playing an effeminate pimp who tries to seduce and kill Zatoichi --a riot--in order to enter the local yakuza gang. There's also a very funny scene with two roadhouse employees that had me laughing out loud. The cast, characters and plot really set this one above many of the Zatoichi's, including the one Katsu did with Toshiro Mifune (Zatoichi vs. Yojimbo). The film is directed by Kenji Misumi, who directed some of the best Zatoichi films as well as several of the Lone Wolf and Cub series. An absolute must-see for Zatoichi fans and highly recommended for sumarai movie fans. As a Zatoichi movie, 11 out of 10, as a samurai movie or on any other basis, 9 of 10.