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67% Critic Match
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
6.7 / 10• 1965• 1h 27m•NR• Japanese
AdventureActionDrama
Storyline
Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning.
Cast & Crew
Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Lead
Mikio Narita
Tadasu Jumonji
Kaneko Iwasaki
Otane
Gaku Yamamoto
Tomonoshin Sagawa
Saburo Date
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Tatsuo Endō
Yakuza boss of Ejimaya
Takuya Fujioka
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Ryo Horikawa
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kenji Misumi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Zatoichi and the Chess Expert is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
