Zatoichi the Fugitive

Movie
Audience Score
68
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NR 1 hr 26 minAdventure, Action, DramaZatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection PosterPart of Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection
After arriving in the town of Shimonita, Ichi finds that a price has been put on his head by a local yakuza boss. He's drawn into a trap, but after hearing of the slaying of a former love, Ichi furiously fights his way through the entire clan to face the killer, a hired ronin.
StarringShintarō KatsuMiwa TakadaMasayo Banri
DirectorTokuzō Tanaka

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
Executive Producers:Masaichi Nagata
Production Companies:Daiei Film
Movie Tags:
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Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection

The colossally popular Zatoichi films make up the longest-running action series in Japanese history and created one of the screen’s great heroes: an itinerant blind masseur who also happens to be a lightning-fast swordsman. As this iconic figure, the charismatic and earthy Shintaro Katsu became an instant superstar, lending a larger-than-life presence to the thrilling adventures of a man who lives staunchly by a code of honor and delivers justice in every town and village he enters.