Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally(1989)

02/04/1989 (US)Action, Drama, Adventure1h 56m
6.3

Overview

Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.

Shintarō Katsu

Screenplay

Kan Shimozawa

Story

Tatsumi Ichiyama

Screenplay

Shintarō Katsu

Director

Tsutomu Nakamura

Screenplay

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Part of the Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection

The colossally popular Zatoichi films make up the longest-running action series in Japanese history and created one of the screen’s great heroes: an itinerant blind masseur who also happens to be a lightning-fast swordsman. As this iconic figure, the charismatic and earthy Shintaro Katsu became an instant superstar, lending a larger-than-life presence to the thrilling adventures of a man who lives staunchly by a code of honor and delivers justice in every town and village he enters.

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Zatoichi - The Blind Swordsman (1989) - Trailer

Zatoichi - The Blind Swordsman (1989) - Trailer

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