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Zatoichi's Flashing Sword

MOVIE • 1964

Zatoichi's Flashing Sword

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Blind masseur Zatoichi is nursed back to health by a young woman after he is shot by a gang member. Zatoichi, who had come to the village to repay a debt, now feels further indebted. He commits himself to use his amazing sword skills to help the young woman's father, whose river-crossing service is under attack by the same gang responsible for Zatoichi's wounds.

TMDB ★ 3.5/5Votes: 58
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Top Cast

Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi

Tatsuo Endō

Tatsuo Endō

Boss Yasugoro of Takeya

Bokuzen Hidari

Bokuzen Hidari

Kyubei

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Boss Bunkichi

Naoko Kubo

Naoko Kubo

Okuni

Mayumi Nagisa

Mayumi Nagisa

Oshizu

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Takashi Etajima

Seiroku

Ryūtarō Gomi

Ryūtarō Gomi

…

Jun Katsumura

Jun Katsumura

Yasugoro yakuza

Ikuko Mōri

Ikuko Mōri

Yasugoro's sister

Yutaka Nakamura

Yutaka Nakamura

Mekichi

Koh Sugita

Koh Sugita

Matsuji

Teruko Ōmi

Teruko Ōmi

Mine

Kazuo Ikehiro

Kazuo Ikehiro

Director

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Film

Status

Released

Release

July 11, 1964

Runtime

82 min

Language

Japanese

Origin

Japan

Budget

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Revenue

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