ZATOICHI #10
Directed by Akira Inoue • 1965 • Japan
Nearing the village of his sensei, Zatoichi decides to pay the teacher a visit, only to learn that he has been murdered and his daughter forced into prostitution. Ichi’s investigation into these injustices uncovers a corrupt alliance between government officials and criminals, putting the blind swordsman on a bloody path of retribution in one of the series’ darkest entries.
Up Next in Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman
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Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
ZATOICHI #11
Directed by Kazuo Mori • 1965 • JapanAn elderly prisoner accused of murder begs Zatoichi to find evidence of his innocence. The blind swordsman, for the first time, chooses not to help, but fate has other plans for him. Director Issei Mori, who played a significant role in getting ...
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Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
ZATOICHI #12
Directed by Kenji Misumi • 1965 • JapanKenji Misumi, who directed the first installment of the ZATOICHI series, returns with this tale in which the blind swordsman once again finds himself the protector of a child: a little girl pursued by both devious family members and bloodthirs...
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Zatoichi’s Vengeance
ZATOICHI #13
Directed by Tokuzo Tanaka • 1966 • JapanZatoichi encounters a dying man, who asks the itinerant masseur to deliver a bag of money to his young son; he agrees to fulfill the request, finding the boy in a village terrorized by criminals. This is the first entry to scrutinize the swor...
