1972·Adventure·1h 28m
7.1
★
Blind masseur and master swordsman Zatoichi finds a robbed and fatally wounded pregnant woman, whose baby he delivers before she dies. He takes the baby in search of its father and finds the child's aunt, who is about to be forced into prostitution for want of a payment the dead mother was bringing. Zatoichi determines to save the woman from her cruel fate.
Directed by Kazuo Mori
samurai
sword
sequel
zatoichi
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Where to Watch
Cast
Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Rentaro Mikuni
Boss Tetsugoro
Hisaya Morishige
Constable Tobei
Etsushi Takahashi
Denjuro
Naoko Ohtani
Oyae
Renji Ishibashi
Gonroku
Shōki Fukae
Keizo Kanie
Jun Katsumura
Rowdy horse puller
Utae Shōji
Duo performer wife
Teruko Ōmi
Baby caretaker
Crew
Kazuo Mori
Director
Fujio Morita
Director of Photography
Shintarō Katsu
Producer
Kan Shimozawa
Original Story
Popular Reviews
5 reviews
Gabriel Silva
4.3★ · 04/11/25
Wow, this one is a clunker. Opening with Zatoichi delivering a baby - one of the few things he hasn’t done so far in the series - Zatoichi At Large is just all over the place in tone. They try to cram in way too many stuff at once, essentially trying to be ten different Zatoichi movies in one go. So much of it is just not fun either and the few stylistic differences this has in comparison to the other films, such as the music choices, are not enough to salvage much of anything
Wow, this one is a clunker. Opening with Zatoichi delivering a baby - one of the few things he hasn’t done so far in the series - Zatoichi At Large is just all over the place in tone. They try to cram in way too many stuff at once, essentially trying to be ten different Zatoichi movies in one go. So much of it is just not fun either and the few stylistic differences this has in comparison to the other films, such as the music choices, are not enough to salvage much of anything
alex glifford
7.0★ · 06/29/24
Okay first 30 minutes had me thinking this was by far the worst instalment yet
Clunky
Messy
A bit boring and just annoying
Then it got weirdly dark in a way that didn’t work for a bit for me
Then it pulled it back for the last half and made something with a nice balance of the quirkiness and the darkness
Had a good time
THEN busted out some REALLY good stuff at the very end
Ltr the very very end
But I’m afraid too little too late
I’m glad it pulled itself together in the end
Some really great moments here absolutely make this a worthwhile watch even if they’re further apart than I’d like
A top 3 final duels as well
Clunky
Messy
A bit boring and just annoying
Then it got weirdly dark in a way that didn’t work for a bit for me
Then it pulled it back for the last half and made something with a nice balance of the quirkiness and the darkness
Had a good time
THEN busted out some REALLY good stuff at the very end
Ltr the very very end
But I’m afraid too little too late
I’m glad it pulled itself together in the end
Some really great moments here absolutely make this a worthwhile watch even if they’re further apart than I’d like
A top 3 final duels as well
Okay first 30 minutes had me thinking this was by far the worst instalment yet
Clunky
Messy
A bit boring and just annoying
Then it got weirdly dark in a way that didn’t work for a bit for me
Then it pulled it back for the last half and made something with a nice balance of the quirkiness and the darkness
Had a good time
THEN busted out some REALLY good stuff at the very end
Ltr the very very end
But I’m afraid too little too late
I’m glad it pulled itself together in the end
Some really great moments here absolutely make this a worthwhile watch even if they’re further apart than I’d like
A top 3 final duels as well
Clunky
Messy
A bit boring and just annoying
Then it got weirdly dark in a way that didn’t work for a bit for me
Then it pulled it back for the last half and made something with a nice balance of the quirkiness and the darkness
Had a good time
THEN busted out some REALLY good stuff at the very end
Ltr the very very end
But I’m afraid too little too late
I’m glad it pulled itself together in the end
Some really great moments here absolutely make this a worthwhile watch even if they’re further apart than I’d like
A top 3 final duels as well
Eclectic Sorcerer
6.0★ · 06/19/24
This is just a retread of many previous films in the series, annoying side characters, good to decent action without much change, babysitting, Zatoichi having a bounty.
Its gone a little stale.
Its gone a little stale.
This is just a retread of many previous films in the series, annoying side characters, good to decent action without much change, babysitting, Zatoichi having a bounty.
Its gone a little stale.
Its gone a little stale.
Eclectic Sorcerer
6.0★ · 06/19/24
This is just a retread of many previous films in the series, annoying side characters, good to decent action without much change, babysitting, Zatoichi having a bounty.
Its gone a little stale.
Its gone a little stale.
This is just a retread of many previous films in the series, annoying side characters, good to decent action without much change, babysitting, Zatoichi having a bounty.
Its gone a little stale.
Its gone a little stale.
Timothy Kandra
Such a brutal beating scene, but tension is eased when you realize this dude’s got 3 more movies to go.
Such a brutal beating scene, but tension is eased when you realize this dude’s got 3 more movies to go.