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68% Critic Match
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
6.8 / 10• 1965• 1h 17m•NR• Japanese
AdventureActionDrama
Storyline
Blind swordsman Zatoichi, jailed briefly, is implored by another prisoner to aid him in proving his innocence of a crime for which he is sentenced to death. Zatoichi is reluctant to get involved, because he knows how often such involvement has led to trouble in the past. But events conspire to thrust him repeatedly into involvement, and gradually he comes to believe in the man's innocence and determines to free him.
Cast & Crew
Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Lead
Kanbi Fujiyama
Monk Hyakutaro
Eiko Taki
Oyone
Kenjirō Ishiyama
Boss Jubei Araiso
Yukio Horikita
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HK
Hajime Koshikawa
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Sachiko Murase
Shimazo’s wife
TO
Tokio Oki
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kazuo Mori's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Zatoichi and the Doomed Man is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
