Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
座頭市地獄旅
Synopsis
Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning.
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Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Mikio Narita
Tadasu Jumonji
Kaneko Iwasaki
Otane
Gaku Yamamoto
Tomonoshin Sagawa
Saburo Date
Tatsuo Endō
Yakuza boss of Ejimaya
Takuya Fujioka
Ryo Horikawa
Rokkō Toura
Kanae Kobayashi
Widow Tarozaemon
Fujio Suga
Injury prone Banyu yakuza
Rokkō Toura
Crippled yakuza
Yukiko Takabayashi
Kume
Naomi Fujiyama
Miki
Taro Marui
Roppei
Ryūtarō Gomi
Keiko Koyanagi
Ichirō Yamamoto
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Kenji Misumi
- Screenplay & Story
- Daisuke Itō
- Original Score
- Akira Ifukube
- Original Title
- 座頭市地獄旅
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Production Studios
- Daiei Film
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Kenji Misumi
Daisuke Itō, Kan Shimozawa
Akira Ifukube
Chikashi Makiura
Kanji Suganuma
Hisashi Okuda
Department Leadership Roster
Kenji Misumi
Director
Akira Naitō
Production Design
Chikashi Makiura
Director of Photography
Kanji Suganuma
Editor
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Daisuke Itō
Screenplay
Hisashi Okuda
Producer
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What is Zatoichi and the Chess Expert about?
Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning.
Who directed Zatoichi and the Chess Expert?
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert was directed by Kenji Misumi.
Who stars in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert?
The principal cast of Zatoichi and the Chess Expert includes Shintarō Katsu, Mikio Narita, Kaneko Iwasaki, Gaku Yamamoto, Saburo Date.
When was Zatoichi and the Chess Expert released and how long is it?
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert was released in 1965 with a total runtime of 1h 27m.
Who composed the musical score for Zatoichi and the Chess Expert?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Zatoichi and the Chess Expert was composed by Akira Ifukube.