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Zatoichi's Vengeance is a film of genre Drama with Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)

Zatoichi's Vengeance
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Length 1h23
Genres Drama,    Action,    Adventure
Rating71% 3.5887653.5887653.5887653.5887653.588765

Zatoichi's Vengeance (座頭市の歌が聞える, Zatōichi no uta ga kikoeru) is a 1966 Japanese chambara film directed by Tokuzo Tanaka and starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur Zatoichi. It was originally released by the Daiei Motion Picture Company (later acquired by Kadokawa Pictures).

Zatoichi's Vengeance is the thirteenth episode in the 26-part film series devoted to the character of Zatoichi.

Synopsis

Traveling on the road, Zatoichi (Katsu) encounters a dying man who gives him a bag full of money and the name "Taichi". Traveling on, he makes the acquaintance of a blind biwa-playing priest. The two travel to a town that is having their annual thunder drum festival. The town is under the domination of a Yakuza boss who extorts from the people.

Actors

Shintarō Katsu

(Zatoichi)
Jun Hamamura

(Blind Biwa Priest)
Mayumi Ogawa

(Ocho / Oshino)
Shigeru Amachi

(Genpachiro Kurobe)
Kei Satō

(Boss Gonzo)
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