Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

Name: Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
Genre: Action, Drama, Adventure
Released: 1964-03-14
Duration: 1 h 23 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Shintarō Katsu, Shōgo Shimada, Mikiko Tsubouchi, Machiko Hasegawa, Tomisaburō Wakayama

1964·Movie·83 min·★ 6.9(58)

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Ichi travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed two years ago. When some tax money is stolen while in transit to the governor he is accused and sets out to find the money and clear his name.

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About Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold is a 1964 Japanese-language action, drama and adventure film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro. The cast is led by Shintarō Katsu, Shōgo Shimada, Mikiko Tsubouchi. It has a runtime of 1h 23m. Viewers rate it 6.9/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Criterion Channel.

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold was produced by Daiei Film and made in Japan. It was released on March 14, 1964.

Director: Kazuo Ikehiro
Writers: Shozaburo Asai, Akikazu Ota
Release date: March 14, 1964
Original language: Japanese
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Production: Daiei Film

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Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold cast & crew

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold was directed by Kazuo Ikehiro and written by Shozaburo Asai and Akikazu Ota.

The cast features Shintarō Katsu as Zatoichi, Shōgo Shimada as Chuji Kunisada, Mikiko Tsubouchi as Ochiyo, Machiko Hasegawa as Ogin, Tomisaburō Wakayama as Jushiro (as Jo Kenzaburo), and Tatsuya Ishiguro as Enzo.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Ichirō Saitō, cinematography is by Kazuo Miyagawa, and it was produced by Hiroshi Ozawa and Shozaburo Asai.

Is Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold worth watching?

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold holds an audience score of 6.9/10 from 58 ratings, a solidly received action films.

At 1h 23m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy action, drama, and adventure, Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold is worth a place on your watchlist.

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