Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

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Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)

Directed by Shintarō Katsu

Action, Drama, Adventure · 1h 56m

Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.

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Cast

Shintarō Katsu Zatoichi Kanako Higuchi Boss Han Bosatsu Takanori Jinnai Inspector Hanshu
R
Ryûtarô Gan Boss Goemon Yuya Uchida Boss Akabei
T
Toyomi Kusano Ume Tsurutaro Kataoka Tsuru Miho Nakayama Ken Ogata Ronin Norihei Miki Zatôichi's Friend Joe Yamanaka Kuruma Sukezaemon Rikiya Yasuoka

Crew

Director
Shintarō Katsu
Screenplay
Shintarō Katsu, Tatsumi Ichiyama, Tsutomu Nakamura
Director of Photography
Mutsuo Naganuma
Original Music Composer
Takayuki Watanabe
Editor
Toshio Taniguchi
Producer
Masanori Sanada, Shintarō Katsu

Details

Original title
座頭市
Release date
1989-02-04
Runtime
1h 56m
Genres
Action, Drama, Adventure
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Katsu Production, Shochiku