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69% Critic Match
Zatoichi's Vengeance
6.9 / 10• 1966• 1h 23m•NR• Japanese
ActionDramaAdventure
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Lead
Shigeru Amachi
Genpachiro Kurobe
Jun Hamamura
Blind Biwa Priest
Gen Kimura
Tamekichi
Kanae Kobayashi
Tamekichi's mother
Kōichi Mizuhara
Joshuya
Mayumi Ogawa
Ocho / Oshino
Kei Satō
Boss Gonzo
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tokuzō Tanaka's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Zatoichi's Vengeance is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
