Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Violence
- Mild
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- In Japanese — subtitles on.
The story
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.
- japan
- samurai
- based on novel or book
- yakuza
- sword fight
- chambara
- zatoichi
- criminal
- period drama
- ronin
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Shigeru Amachi — Miki Hirate
- Michirō Minami — Tatekichi
- Eijirō Yanagi — Sukegorô
- Toshio Chiba — Masakichi
- Manabu Morita — Seisuke
- Yoshito Yamaji — Yahei
- Yoichi Funaki — Yogoro
- Eigorō Onoe — Rihei
- Ikuko Mōri — Oyutaka
- Chitose Maki — Yoshi
- Kinya Ichikawa — Mokichi
- Directed
- Kenji Misumi
- Written
- Minoru Inuzuka
Production
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 · 160 ratings
- Studio
- Daiei Film
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1962 · You’re hereThe Tale of Zatoichi
Where it starts.
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
