Zatoichi Challenged

Zatoichi Challenged

87 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure | Dec. 30, 1967

Ichi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father, an artist living in a nearby town. After arriving in the town, Ichi finds out that the father has been forced by a local boss to create illegal pornography to pay off his gambling debts. Ichi makes it his mission to save tha man and reunite the family, even though it brings him into conflict with a samurai he sort of befriended on his way to the town.

Zatoichi Challenged

87 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure | Dec. 30, 1967

Zatoichi Challenged
Ichi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father, an artist living in a nearby town. After arriving in the town, Ichi finds out that the father has been forced by a local boss to create illegal pornography to pay off his gambling debts. Ichi makes it his mission to save tha man and reunite the family, even though it brings him into conflict with a samurai he sort of befriended on his way to the town.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Original title 座頭市血煙り街道
Directors Toshikata Tomoeda, Kenji Misumi
Writers Ryōzō Kasahara, Kan Shimozawa

Cast

Shintarō Katsu

as Zatoichi

Jūshirō Konoe

as Tajuro Akazuka

Miwa Takada

as Omitsu

Yukiji Asaoka

as Tomoe

Mie Nakao

as Miyuki

Takao Ito

as Shokichi

Asao Koike

as Boss Gonzo

Midori Isomura

as Omine

Eitarō Ozawa

as Torikoshi

Jotaro Senba

as Chokichi

Kōjirō Kusanagi

as Kurisu

Kenzô Tabu

as Kanai of Manzo

Osami Nabe

as Dice Player Hanzo

Akihisa Toda

as Shinnosuke Emi

Kōji Fujiyama

as Gokishi

Kōichi Mizuhara

as Minowa of Sobe

Ikuko Môri

as Waitress at Fukube

Shôsaku Sugiyama

as Naruyama