1971·Adventure·1h 34m
7.1
★
Zatoichi is a blind massage therapist and swordsman who finds out that something troubling is taking place on the outskirts of town. After discovering who the guilty parties are -- an accomplished Chinese martial artist named Wang Kang and his youthful attendant -- Zatoichi finds them and discovers that the pair's mixed up with a dangerous bunch of terrorist samurai who murdered the boy's parents. Now, Zatoichi must step in to save the day.
Directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda and Hsu Tseng-Hung
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Cast
Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Jimmy Wang Yu
Wang Kang
Yuko Hama
Osen
Kōji Nanbara
Kakuzen
Tōru Abe
Boss Toubei
Shinsuke Minami
Hanoichi
Yūji Hamada
Tokue Hanazawa
Shirō Itō
Stooge
Jun Katsumura
Toubei yakuza
Kanae Kobayashi
Shige
Takamaru Sasaki
Crew
Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Director
Hsu Tseng-Hung
Director
Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Screenplay
Fujio Morita
Director of Photography
Shintarō Katsu
Producer
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Art Direction
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Production Design
Kan Shimozawa
Original Story
Popular Reviews
6 reviews
Gabriel Silva
8.2★ · 04/03/25
It's Zatoichi with a touch of zen as he meets Jimmy Wang's titular swordsman. The blend of wuxia with Japanese swordplay action makes for a fun combination, with Tseng-Hung and Yasuda playing off of each other rather well with their respective countries' styles. The exaggerated splashes of blood have some of that sort King Hu and Chih-Hung feel to it that would be common in a lot of Hong Kong action flicks while Japanese-style splatter still happens when most appropriate. The language barrier between Zatoichi and the one-armed swordsman makes for incredibly palpable drama as well.
This film is like if Indiana Jones and James Bond met and at the end James Bond killed Indiana Jones
This film is like if Indiana Jones and James Bond met and at the end James Bond killed Indiana Jones
It's Zatoichi with a touch of zen as he meets Jimmy Wang's titular swordsman. The blend of wuxia with Japanese swordplay action makes for a fun combination, with Tseng-Hung and Yasuda playing off of each other rather well with their respective countries' styles. The exaggerated splashes of blood have some of that sort King Hu and Chih-Hung feel to it that would be common in a lot of Hong Kong action flicks while Japanese-style splatter still happens when most appropriate. The language barrier between Zatoichi and the one-armed swordsman makes for incredibly palpable drama as well.
This film is like if Indiana Jones and James Bond met and at the end James Bond killed Indiana Jones
This film is like if Indiana Jones and James Bond met and at the end James Bond killed Indiana Jones
Eclectic Sorcerer
7.0★ · 06/18/24
Zatoichi has been insane with these guest stars huh, anyway this has some great action and cinematography.
Zatoichi has been insane with these guest stars huh, anyway this has some great action and cinematography.
Eclectic Sorcerer
7.0★ · 06/18/24
Zatoichi has been insane with these guest stars huh, anyway this has some great action and cinematography.
Zatoichi has been insane with these guest stars huh, anyway this has some great action and cinematography.
alex glifford
8.0★ · 06/18/24
What the HELL
This slapped SO hard
This is one of if not THE best of the series
Maybe I’d give the edge to Chest of Gold, Outlaw and The Fire Festival stylistically and personal favouritism… but this takes the cake when it comes to just solid all round film
Actually proper laugh out loud moments
Laughing induced by SUCH good acting and a really good script
Ichi’s presence was so powerful it was done so much justice with his interactions with the antagonists
A consistent theme of misunderstanding and it’s consequences
All the films focus on consequences but this was it in a whole other way
I didn’t love the one-armed swordsman, but here he’s just brilliant
Such good direction really lets everyone shine here
Subtle zooms and just movement of the camera goes a long LONG way for the ‘filler but necessary’ scenes of these films
Creative, fun and consistent
This is one to remember
This slapped SO hard
This is one of if not THE best of the series
Maybe I’d give the edge to Chest of Gold, Outlaw and The Fire Festival stylistically and personal favouritism… but this takes the cake when it comes to just solid all round film
Actually proper laugh out loud moments
Laughing induced by SUCH good acting and a really good script
Ichi’s presence was so powerful it was done so much justice with his interactions with the antagonists
A consistent theme of misunderstanding and it’s consequences
All the films focus on consequences but this was it in a whole other way
I didn’t love the one-armed swordsman, but here he’s just brilliant
Such good direction really lets everyone shine here
Subtle zooms and just movement of the camera goes a long LONG way for the ‘filler but necessary’ scenes of these films
Creative, fun and consistent
This is one to remember
What the HELL
This slapped SO hard
This is one of if not THE best of the series
Maybe I’d give the edge to Chest of Gold, Outlaw and The Fire Festival stylistically and personal favouritism… but this takes the cake when it comes to just solid all round film
Actually proper laugh out loud moments
Laughing induced by SUCH good acting and a really good script
Ichi’s presence was so powerful it was done so much justice with his interactions with the antagonists
A consistent theme of misunderstanding and it’s consequences
All the films focus on consequences but this was it in a whole other way
I didn’t love the one-armed swordsman, but here he’s just brilliant
Such good direction really lets everyone shine here
Subtle zooms and just movement of the camera goes a long LONG way for the ‘filler but necessary’ scenes of these films
Creative, fun and consistent
This is one to remember
This slapped SO hard
This is one of if not THE best of the series
Maybe I’d give the edge to Chest of Gold, Outlaw and The Fire Festival stylistically and personal favouritism… but this takes the cake when it comes to just solid all round film
Actually proper laugh out loud moments
Laughing induced by SUCH good acting and a really good script
Ichi’s presence was so powerful it was done so much justice with his interactions with the antagonists
A consistent theme of misunderstanding and it’s consequences
All the films focus on consequences but this was it in a whole other way
I didn’t love the one-armed swordsman, but here he’s just brilliant
Such good direction really lets everyone shine here
Subtle zooms and just movement of the camera goes a long LONG way for the ‘filler but necessary’ scenes of these films
Creative, fun and consistent
This is one to remember
Timothy Kandra
How is he not dead by this point?
How is he not dead by this point?