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Zatoichis Conspiracy

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68
Zatoichis Conspiracy
NR 1 hr 28 minDrama, ActionZatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection PosterPart of Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection
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Zatoichi the famed blind swordsman returns to his home village for the first time in many years He is befriended by Omiyo who had the same wetnurse as Zatoichi He also encounters a boyhood friend Shinbei who now is wealthy and appears not to remember Zatoichi Shinbei seems to be interested in repaying the villagers debts but is in reality manipulating the ownership of a nowvaluable rock quarry Zatoichi learns of the subterfuge and confronts his old friend who has a score of yakuza swordsmen backing his play
StarringShintarō KatsuYukiyo ToakeTakashi Shimura
DirectorKimiyoshi Yasuda

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.

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:TOHO Katsu Production
Movie Tags:sequel, conspiracy, corruption