1967·Adventure·1h 33m
7.1
★
Zatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite techniques, Zatoichi proceeds to win 8 ryo in a rigged gambling game. Of course, the local gangsters attempt to kill him, and the adventure begins. It turns out a blacksmith named Senzo examines Zatoichi's cane sword, and discovers it to be forged by his old mentor. Senzo discovers the sword is at the end of its usefulness and will break when it is used next.
Directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda
samurai
sequel
zatoichi
jidaigeki
edo period
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Cast
Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Shiho Fujimura
Oshizu
Yoshihiko Aoyama
Seikichi
Makoto Fujita
Umazo
Kiyoko Suizenji
Oharu
Eijirō Tōno
Senzo
Masumi Harukawa
Oryu
Junichiro Yamashita
Shinnosuke
Ryūtarō Gomi
Ronin
Fujio Suga
Seisuke Kuwayama
Tatsuo Endō
Iwagoro
Eigorō Onoe
Zato
Crew
Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Director
Masaichi Nagata
Executive Producer
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Art Direction
Kan Shimozawa
Original Story
Popular Reviews
7 reviews
Gabriel Silva
8.4★ · 02/03/25
As the Zatoichi films start to grapple more with the character of the blind swordsman, they start to be a lot more stingy with the action sequences. This isn’t a bad thing too much of the time, and that is definitely the case with Zatoichi’s Cane Sword which has Zatoichi spend most of the movie without his iconic weapon. Giving up his sword to a blacksmith who was the pupil of the master who made it, Ichi seems like he’s set to give up on a life by the blade for good, being set up as a live-in masseuse for an inn. It’s so much fun to see this side of Ichi, a side that thinks that perhaps if he simply didn’t have the sword that he would be able to live freely, but this quickly proves not to be the case as there are people who need help around him and he is uniquely capable of solving those problems. Not every conflict can be solved through talking, especially when intimidation is a huge part of negotiation in this time period. The focus on character may not give a lot in the way of visuals, but the little moments when they do come into play, they hit pretty damn hard to emphasize the emotional beats rather than the action
As the Zatoichi films start to grapple more with the character of the blind swordsman, they start to be a lot more stingy with the action sequences. This isn’t a bad thing too much of the time, and that is definitely the case with Zatoichi’s Cane Sword which has Zatoichi spend most of the movie without his iconic weapon. Giving up his sword to a blacksmith who was the pupil of the master who made it, Ichi seems like he’s set to give up on a life by the blade for good, being set up as a live-in masseuse for an inn. It’s so much fun to see this side of Ichi, a side that thinks that perhaps if he simply didn’t have the sword that he would be able to live freely, but this quickly proves not to be the case as there are people who need help around him and he is uniquely capable of solving those problems. Not every conflict can be solved through talking, especially when intimidation is a huge part of negotiation in this time period. The focus on character may not give a lot in the way of visuals, but the little moments when they do come into play, they hit pretty damn hard to emphasize the emotional beats rather than the action
Eclectic Sorcerer
8.0★ · 06/11/24
I love that cane sword. Cane swords are so cool
I love that cane sword. Cane swords are so cool
Eclectic Sorcerer
8.0★ · 06/11/24
I love that cane sword. Cane swords are so cool
I love that cane sword. Cane swords are so cool
alex glifford
8.0★ · 05/11/24
Will there ever be a bad one ?
It doesn’t look like it
I love the focus on the sword here, not just as a satisfying zoom in on the tool that the last 14 films have hinged on, but serving as a source of moral conflict just feels right and they don’t abandon it which is always good
New sorts of characters in the same old formula works so so well
They are written well and I can really get invested in their world for the short time Ichi brings us there
Such a great one yes yes yess
It doesn’t look like it
I love the focus on the sword here, not just as a satisfying zoom in on the tool that the last 14 films have hinged on, but serving as a source of moral conflict just feels right and they don’t abandon it which is always good
New sorts of characters in the same old formula works so so well
They are written well and I can really get invested in their world for the short time Ichi brings us there
Such a great one yes yes yess
Will there ever be a bad one ?
It doesn’t look like it
I love the focus on the sword here, not just as a satisfying zoom in on the tool that the last 14 films have hinged on, but serving as a source of moral conflict just feels right and they don’t abandon it which is always good
New sorts of characters in the same old formula works so so well
They are written well and I can really get invested in their world for the short time Ichi brings us there
Such a great one yes yes yess
It doesn’t look like it
I love the focus on the sword here, not just as a satisfying zoom in on the tool that the last 14 films have hinged on, but serving as a source of moral conflict just feels right and they don’t abandon it which is always good
New sorts of characters in the same old formula works so so well
They are written well and I can really get invested in their world for the short time Ichi brings us there
Such a great one yes yes yess
J
7.0★ · 06/02/25