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70% Critic Match
New Tale of Zatoichi
7.0 / 10• 1963• 1h 31m•NR• Japanese
ActionDramaAdventure
Storyline
Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in a love triangle and finds old scores have followed him home.
Cast & Crew
Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Lead
Mikiko Tsubouchi
Yayoi
Seizaburō Kawazu
Banno
Fujio Suga
Yasuhiko
Mieko Kondō
Inn keeper's wife
Tatsuo Endō
Inn keeper
Gen Kimura
Yakuza member with mark on his face
Chitose Maki
Tame's wife
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tokuzō Tanaka's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. New Tale of Zatoichi is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
