ZATOICHI #3
Directed by Tokuzo Tanaka • 1963 • Japan
Zatoichi is back, and in color! Hoping to leave violence behind, the blind masseur wanders to a village, where he meets an old friend fallen on hard times. With a corrupt clan leader squeezing citizens dry and the brother of a past nemesis out for payback, Zatoichi finds that he cannot abandon his true calling.
Up Next in Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman
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Zatoichi the Fugitive
ZATOICHI #4
Directed by Tokuzo Tanaka • 1963 • JapanZatoichi triumphs at a village wrestling match, much to the chagrin of his yakuza opponents. The defeated gang members pay a hotheaded ronin to take out the masseur; unbeknownst to them, the hired assassin is married to a former flame of Zatoi...
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Zatoichi on the Road
ZATOICHI #5
Directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda • 1963 • JapanThe itinerant Zatoichi comes across a dying man, who begs the masseur to escort a young woman back to her family in Edo. The honorable swordsman agrees, but in so doing, he catapults himself between two warring yakuza clans, each with its o...
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Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
ZATOICHI #6
Directed by Kazuo Ikehiro • 1964 • JapanAfter arriving in a small village, Zatoichi finds himself accused of stealing the citizens’ hefty tax payments. To clear his name, he must face off against a corrupt official, a succession of hired blades, and a bullwhip-wielding titan, played...
