A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
April 3, 1965
Original Title:
座頭市二段斬り
Alternate Titles:
Zatoichi nidan-kiri
Zatoichi's Revenge
Zatôichi 10 Zatôichi's Revenge
Zatōichi nidan-giri
la revanche
Месть Затоичи
Genres:
Action | Adventure | Drama
Production Companies:
Daiei Film
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 84
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.
Art Direction:
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Director:
Akira Inoue
Director of Photography:
Fujio Morita
Editor:
Hiroshi Yamada
Lighting Technician:
Hiroshi Mima
Original Music Composer:
Akira Ifukube
Original Story:
Kan Shimozawa
Screenplay:
Minoru Inuzuka
Sound Recordist:
Yukio Kaihara
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