Zatoichi's Revenge

Name: Zatoichi's Revenge
Genre: Adventure, Action, Drama
Released: 1965-04-03
Duration: 1 h 24 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Shintarō Katsu, Norihei Miki, Mikiko Tsubouchi, Takeshi Katō, Fujio Harumoto

1965·Movie·84 min·★ 6.6(50)

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Itinerant masseur and master swordsman, the blind Zatoichi, is near the village of his teacher, Hikonoichi, so he decides to visit. He learns of Hikonoichi's recent robbery and murder and the imprisonment of his virginal daughter, Osayo, in a brothel. Through friendship with Denroku, a local dice thrower and devoted father, Ichi uncovers an unholy alliance between the governor and the area strongman: among their scams is falsifying tax records to put farmers in debt, then forcing their daughters into prostitution at the boss's brothel. With help from Denroku's daughter, Otsuru, Ichi comforts Osayo until he can provoke showdowns with the villains and their henchmen.

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About Zatoichi's Revenge

Zatoichi's Revenge is a 1965 Japanese-language adventure, action and drama film directed by Akira Inoue. The cast is led by Shintarō Katsu, Norihei Miki, Mikiko Tsubouchi. It has a runtime of 1h 24m. Viewers rate it 6.6/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Criterion Channel.

Zatoichi's Revenge was produced by Daiei Film and made in Japan. It was released on April 3, 1965.

Director: Akira Inoue
Writers: Minoru Inuzuka
Release date: April 3, 1965
Original language: Japanese
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Production: Daiei Film

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Zatoichi's Revenge cast & crew

Zatoichi's Revenge was directed by Akira Inoue and written by Minoru Inuzuka.

The cast features Shintarō Katsu as Zatoichi, Norihei Miki as Denroku the Weasel, Mikiko Tsubouchi as Osayo, Takeshi Katō as Koheita Kadokura, Fujio Harumoto as Intendant Isoda, and San'emon Arashi as Hikonoichi.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Akira Ifukube and cinematography is by Fujio Morita.

Is Zatoichi's Revenge worth watching?

Zatoichi's Revenge holds an audience score of 6.6/10 from 50 ratings, a solidly received adventure films.

At 1h 24m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy adventure, action, and drama, Zatoichi's Revenge is worth a place on your watchlist.

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