Want to watch 'Zatoichi's Vengeance' in the comfort of your own home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Tokuzō Tanaka-directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.
We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Zatoichi's Vengeance' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Zatoichi's Vengeance' right now, here are some finer points about the Daiei Film adventure flick.
Released , 'Zatoichi's Vengeance' stars Shintarō Katsu, Shigeru Amachi, Jun Hamamura, Gen Kimura The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 23 min, and received a user score of 68 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 35 top users.
What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that "Taichi" was the man's young son. Along his travels he also met a blind monk who makes Zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. In trying to help the town, Zatoichi kills some gangsters and becomes a hero to the boy. He must make a choice of whether to use non-violence and set a good example, or violence and set the boy on the wrong path in life."
'Zatoichi's Vengeance' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Apple TV, Criterion Channel, and Amazon Video .
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.
