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30 December 1964 (Japan)
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Plot:
The blind swordsman tries to locate a girl's missing father. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Japanese samurai movie partially delivers
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Cast
(in credits order) | Shintarô Katsu | ... | Zatoichi |
| Miwa Takada | ... | Saki |
| Eiko Taki | ... | Sen |
| Kichijirô Ueda | ... | Boss Jinbei |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Daimaru | ... | Zany Entertainer |
| Mikijirô Hira | ... | Gounosuke |
| Gen Kimura | ... | Yakuza dice thrower |
| Akitake Kôno | ... | Intendant Gorota Kajima |
| Koichi Mizuhara | ... | Kamazo |
| Ikuko Môri | ... | Hanokama |
| Rocket Nakata | ... | Zany Entertainer |
| Teruko Ômi | ... | Daruma maker's wife |
Directed by | |||
| Kimiyoshi Yasuda | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Shozaburo Asai | ||
| Kan Shimosawa | story | |
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| Taichirô Kosugi | |||
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| Shozo Honda | |||
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Daiei Studios
- Home Vision Entertainment (HVE) (USA) (DVD)
- Janus Films (USA) (subtitled)
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Also Known As:
"Zatoichi sekisho yaburi" - Japan (original title)
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86 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Continuity: Throughout the film, Zatoichi's hair length and the darkness around his eyes changes from scene to scene or sometimes within the same scene.See more »
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Followed by Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman's Pilgrimage (1966)See more »
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This was my first exposure to Zatoichi series, which I think numbers 27 movies. My biggest problem was that the movie deposits you into the story without any explanation. My disorientation could be because I am unfamiliar with the Japanese culture and Zatoichi could be well-known there. Anyhow, after the first ten minutes, the movie is pretty easy to follow because it has the same structure as the classical western: stranger comes to a town with a problem, rids the town of the problem and then leaves. There are twists that aren't surprising and one that is. I have to say that the sword fights are very different than what I was expecting. Each fight lasted approximately five seconds. Even the fight with a really good swordsman lasted only 30 seconds, if that. The tactic of the vanquished standing very still for a little while until he collapses, was a good one and managed to be effective throughout the whole movie. The best fight was when Zatoichi prevented three thugs from ascending a staircase by pretending to be just a clumsy blind man. The fact that the film is very short, helps out a lot but in the end the movie only seems like an episode in a TV series. I guess I will have to see more of the series to really understand it.