Zatoichi in Desperation

Zatoichi in Desperation(1972)

09/02/1972 (US)Adventure, Action, Drama1h 32m

6.7

Overview

After accidentally causing the death of an old lady, Zatoichi tries to do right by buying the lady’s daughter’s freedom from a brothel - but this causes more problems than solves them.

Shintarō Katsu

Director

Minoru Inuzuka

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi

Kiwako Taichi

Kiwako Taichi

Nishikigi

Katsuo Nakamura

Katsuo Nakamura

Ushimatsu

Asao Koike

Asao Koike

Boss Mangoro

Kyoko Yoshizawa

Kyoko Yoshizawa

Kaede

Yasuhiro Koume

Yasuhiro Koume

Shinkichi

Joji Takagi

Joji Takagi

Kamijo

Masumi Harukawa

Masumi Harukawa

Ohama

Naoe Fushimi

Naoe Fushimi

Old Woman

Yoshihiko Aoyama

Yoshihiko Aoyama

Tokujiro Awa

Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

Sukegoro Iioka

Shigeyoshi Fujioka

Shigeyoshi Fujioka

Inokichi

Teruo Matsuyama

Teruo Matsuyama

Ihachi

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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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