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Director:
Kazuo Mori
Writers:
Minoru Inuzuka
Kan Shimosawa (story)
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Release Date:
16 October 1979 (USA) See more »
Genre:
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Plot:
The blind masseur and swordsman, Zatoichi, learns of a powerful political figure's secret and is quickly tailed by a group of killers. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Cast

  (in credits order)
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
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Directed by
Kazuo Mori 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Minoru Inuzuka 
Kan Shimosawa  story

Produced by
Ikuo Kubodera .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Ichirô Saitô 
 
Cinematography by
Shozo Honda 
 
Film Editing by
Koji Taniguchi 
 
Art Direction by
Seiichi Ôta 
 
Sound Department
Tsuchitaro Hayashi .... sound recordist
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Sadaichi Ito .... lighting technician
 
Other crew
Shohei Miyauchi .... martial arts director
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Zoku Zatôichi monogatari" - Japan (original title)
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Runtime:
72 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:M
Company:
Daiei Motion Picture CompanySee more »

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2 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
Good Film, 28 February 2008
Author: Michael_Elliott from Louisville, KY

Return of Masseur Ichi, The (1962)

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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.

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