1989
6.4 (43 votes)
1h 56m
Genres
Action
Drama
Adventure
Production Companies
Katsu Production
Shochiku
Shochiku
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (座頭市)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Shintarō Katsu
Screenplay: Tatsumi Ichiyama, Shintarō Katsu, Tsutomu Nakamura
Story: Kan Shimozawa
Producer: Shintarō Katsu, Masanori Sanada
Director of Photography: Mutsuo Naganuma
Top Cast
Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Kanako Higuchi
Boss Han Bosatsu
Takanori Jinnai
Inspector Hanshu
Ryuutarô Gan
Boss Goemon
Yuya Uchida
Boss Akabei
Toyomi Kusano
Ume
Tsurutaro Kataoka
Tsuru
Miho Nakayama
Videos
Zatoichi - The Blind Swordsman (1989) - Trailer
