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About
Itinerant masseur and master swordsman, the blind Zatoichi, is near the village of his teacher, Hikonoichi, so he decides to visit. He learns of Hikonoichi's recent robbery and murder and the imprisonment of his virginal daughter, Osayo, in a brothel. Through friendship with Denroku, a local dice thrower and devoted father, Ichi uncovers an unholy alliance between the governor and the area strongman: among their scams is falsifying tax records to put farmers in debt, then forcing their daughters into prostitution at the boss's brothel. With help from Denroku's daughter, Otsuru, Ichi comforts Osayo until he can provoke showdowns with the villains and their henchmen.
Director
Writer
Music
Studio
Daiei Film
Original Title
座頭市二段斬り
Original Language
Japanese
Cast
Full credits →S
Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
N
Norihei Miki
Denroku the Weasel
M
Mikiko Tsubouchi
Osayo
T
Takeshi Katō
Koheita Kadokura
F
Fujio Harumoto
Intendant Isoda
S
San'emon Arashi
Hikonoichi
S
Saburo Date
J
Jun Katsumura
Tatsugoro yakuza
G
Gen Kimura
Inspector Jingo Odate
S
Sachiko Kobayashi
Tsuru
S
Sonosuke Sawamura
Boss Tatsugoro
Y
Yūsaku Terashima
Yasaku
K
Kōji Fujiyama
Ronin
M
Mayumi Kurata
F
Fujio Harumoto
S
Sanpei Taira
Y
Yukio Horikita
T
Taizô Sengoku
K
Kazuo Mortuchi
K
Kayo Mikimoto
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