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Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

6.4

MovieAction, Drama19891h 56m

Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.

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Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.

Directed by
Shintarō Katsu
Written by
Tsutomu Nakamura, Kan Shimozawa, Shintarō Katsu, Tatsumi Ichiyama
Genres
Action, Drama, Adventure
Released
February 4, 1989
Runtime
1h 56m
Status
Released
Original title
座頭市
Language
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Studios
Katsu Production, Shochiku
  • Shintarō KatsuZatoichi
  • Kanako HiguchiBoss Han Bosatsu
  • Takanori JinnaiInspector Hanshu
  • RRyûtarô GanBoss Goemon
  • Yuya UchidaBoss Akabei
  • TToyomi KusanoUme
  • Tsurutaro KataokaTsuru
  • Miho Nakayama
  • Ken OgataRonin
  • Norihei MikiZatôichi's Friend
  • Joe YamanakaKuruma Sukezaemon
  • Rikiya Yasuoka
  • Gō Awazu
  • Daisuke Ban
  • Takashi Ebata
  • Shinzō Hotta
  • MMayumi Fujii
  • EEugene Harada
  • HHiroshi Hasegawa
  • TTsuneyuki Hasegawa

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Part of a collectionZatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionFilm 26 of 26Also in this collection: The Tale of Zatoichi, The Tale of Zatoichi Continues, New Tale of Zatoichi, Zatoichi the Fugitive, Zatoichi on the Road, Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold, Zatoichi's Flashing Sword, Fight, Zatoichi, Fight, Adventures of Zatoichi, Zatoichi's Revenge, Zatoichi and the Doomed Man, Zatoichi and the Chess Expert, Zatoichi's Vengeance, Zatoichi's Pilgrimage, Zatoichi's Cane Sword, Zatoichi the Outlaw, Zatoichi Challenged, Zatoichi and the Fugitives, Samaritan Zatoichi, Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo, Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival, Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman, Zatoichi at Large, Zatoichi in Desperation, Zatoichi's ConspiracyView the collection

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