Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

77 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure | Sept. 18, 1965

Blind swordsman Zatoichi, jailed briefly, is implored by another prisoner to aid him in proving his innocence of a crime for which he is sentenced to death. Zatoichi is reluctant to get involved, because he knows how often such involvement has led to trouble in the past. But events conspire to thrust him repeatedly into involvement, and gradually he comes to believe in the man's innocence and determines to free him.

Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

77 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure | Sept. 18, 1965

Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
Blind swordsman Zatoichi, jailed briefly, is implored by another prisoner to aid him in proving his innocence of a crime for which he is sentenced to death. Zatoichi is reluctant to get involved, because he knows how often such involvement has led to trouble in the past. But events conspire to thrust him repeatedly into involvement, and gradually he comes to believe in the man's innocence and determines to free him.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Original title 座頭市逆手斬り
Directors Kazuo Mori
Writers Shozaburo Asai, Kan Shimozawa

Cast

Shintarō Katsu

as Zatoichi

Kanbi Fujiyama

as Monk Hyakutaro

Kenjirō Ishiyama

as Boss Jubei Araiso

Masako Akeboshi

as Ochiyo

Eiko Taki

as Oyone

Ryûzô Shimada

as Yakuza boss

Kōichi Mizuhara

as Shimazo Kitase

Sachiko Murase

as Shimazo’s wife