Key Details
Release StatusReleased
Release Date1970-01-15
Languageja
Runtime1h 55m
Budget$116
Production
Katsu Production, Daiei Film
Overview
Zatoichi treks to a village that has always been a favorite spot of his, only to discover that it’s become a living hell, plagued by feuding father and son yakuza as well as the younger crime boss’s bodyguard, scruffy, smart-mouthed, cash-hungry Yojimbo of legend.
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Writing & Screenplay
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Principal Cast
22 credited
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