The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)
"Zoku Zatôichi monogatari" (original title)

The blind masseur and swordsman, Zatoichi, learns of a powerful political figure's secret and is quickly tailed by a group of killers.

Director:

Kazuo Mori

Writers:

Minoru Inuzuka, Kan Shimosawa (story)

Stars:

Shintarô Katsu, Yaeko Mizutani, Masayo Banri

Cast

Cast overview:
Shintarô Katsu	...	Zatoichi
Yaeko Mizutani	...	Setsu (as Yoshie Mizutani)
Masayo Banri	...	Tane (as Masayo Mari)
Tomisaburô Wakayama	...	Nagisa no Yoshiro (as Jo Kenzaburo)
Yutaka Nakamura	...	Kagami no Sanzo
Sonosuke Sawamura	...	Seki no Kanbei
Shôsaku Sugiyama	...	Tamigoro
Tamiemon Arashi	...	Kai Yoshida
Yoshito Yamaji	...	Yahei
Eijirô Yanagi	...	Sukegoro Hanoka
Fujio Harumoto	...	Lord Kuroda of Echizen
Koichi Mizuhara	...	Kanzo
Saburô Date	...	Mirosuke
Shintarô Nanjô	...	Samon Shiraishi
Shôzô Nanbu	...	Gouemon Kashiya

Storyline

Blind swordsman/masseur Zatoichi is pursued by the retainers of a lord who fear that he will reveal a secret weakness of their master. Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love: his own brother. He must face in combat not only the pursuing retainers but his own flesh-and-blood.

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Plot Keywords:

zatoichi | blind | second part | sequel | samurai | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

16 October 1979 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

Company Credits

Production Co:

Daiei Motion Picture Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965)

User Reviews

Good Film

Return of Masseur Ichi, The (1962)

*** (out of 4)

Blind masseur Zatoichi (Shintaro Katsu) discovers the weakness of a lord and must fight off various assassins who fear he will give away that secret. This was a pretty interesting samurai film from director Kazuo Mori, which relies a lot on fantasy but most of all is just all action and nice swordplay. Katsu makes for a wonderful lead and the supporting roles are filled nicely. The cinematography stretched out the full 2.35:1 looks incredibly sharp and the fights are well staged even though I have a somewhat hard time seeing a blind person doing all that.