6.8 / 10(49 votes)IMDb19651h 17mJapan

Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

座頭市逆手斬り

Topics:#samurai #corruption #sequel #zatoichi

Synopsis

Blind swordsman Zatoichi, jailed briefly, is implored by another prisoner to aid him in proving his innocence of a crime for which he is sentenced to death. Zatoichi is reluctant to get involved, because he knows how often such involvement has led to trouble in the past. But events conspire to thrust him repeatedly into involvement, and gradually he comes to believe in the man's innocence and determines to free him.

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Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi

Kanbi Fujiyama

Monk Hyakutaro

Eiko Taki

Oyone

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Boss Jubei Araiso

Yukio Horikita

Hajime Koshikawa

Sachiko Murase

Shimazo’s wife

Tokio Oki

Masako Akeboshi

Ochiyo

Ryūzō Shimada

Yakuza boss

Kōichi Mizuhara

Shimazo Kitase

Jun Katsumura

Kayo Mikimoto

Manabu Morita

Gen Harada

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Release History & Theatrical Window

Theatrical Premiere

September 18, 1965

Wide Cinema Exhibition

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Kazuo Mori
Screenplay & Story: Shozaburo Asai
Original Score: Seitaro Omori
Original Title: 座頭市逆手斬り
Country of Origin: Japan
Spoken Languages: Japanese
Runtime: 1h 17m
Production Studios: Daiei Film

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Kazuo Mori

Screenplay & Story

Shozaburo Asai, Kan Shimozawa

Original Score & Music

Seitaro Omori

Director of Photography

Hiroshi Imai

Film Editing

Toshio Taniguchi

Producers

Sadao Zaizen

Department Leadership Roster

Kazuo Mori

Director

Hiroshi Imai

Director of Photography

Toshio Taniguchi

Editor

Shozaburo Asai

Screenplay

Seitaro Omori

Original Music Composer

Sadao Zaizen

Producer

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