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Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories 2 (1981)

Directed by Kazuyoshi Yoshikawa

Drama · 1h 31m

Sabu, a low-ranking samurai, finds himself unable to apprehend the ruthless leader of a violent gang of thieves, which leads to a scolding from his fellow friend and leaves him feeling disheartened. Meanwhile, Ichi, a blind masseur is called upon to provide a massage while passing by the residence of Iwashiroya, a prominent tea wholesaler in Edo. To his surprise, one of Iwashiroya's mistresses, Oshin, reacts unexpectedly upon seeing Ichi's face. Later that night, while returning home drunk, Ichi faces an attack by a ronin, whom he successfully overpowers and kills. Later Ichi accompanied by Sabu, revisits the scene, only to discover that the victim was not a ronin but rather an ordinary townsman. Subsequently, it comes to light that the victim was the sole heir of Iwashiroya. They have fallen into a trap. As rumors circulate that Ichi is the culprit, he is captured and subjected to torture, resulting in him being left critically injured...

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Cast

Crew

Director
Kazuyoshi Yoshikawa

Details

Original title
佐武と市捕物控 斬る
Release date
1981-10-16
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Drama
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Toei Company