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
Screenplay: Shintarō Katsu, Tatsumi Ichiyama, Tsutomu Nakamura
Story: Kan Shimozawa
Director: Shintarō Katsu
Producer: Masanori Sanada, Shintarō Katsu
Director of Photography: Mutsuo Naganuma
Top Cast
Videos
Zatoichi - The Blind Swordsman (1989) - Trailer
