Runtime: 84 min
Average vote: 6.6
Collection: Zatoichi: The Blind Swo...
Release date: 1965-04-03
Director: Akira Inoue
Music: Akira Ifukube
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.
Shintarō Katsu
as
Zatoichi
Norihei Miki
as
Denroku the We...
Mikiko Tsubouc...
as
Osayo
Takeshi Katō
as
Koheita Kadoku...
Fujio Harumoto
as
Intendant Isoda
San'emon Arashi
as
Hikonoichi
Saburo Date
Jun Katsumura
as
Tatsugoro yaku...
Gen Kimura
as
Inspector Jing...
Sachiko Kobaya...
as
Tsuru
Sonosuke Sawam...
as
Boss Tatsugoro
Yūsaku Terashi...
as
Yasaku
Kōji Fujiyama
as
Ronin
Mayumi Kurata
Fujio Harumoto
Sanpei Taira
Yukio Horikita
Taizô Sengoku
Kazuo Mortuchi
Kayo Mikimoto