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Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

19646.81h 27m

Overview

Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangsters mistake her for Zatoichi and kill her, Zatoichi determines to escort the baby to its father. He gains the reluctant help of a young pick pocket and together they travel to find the baby's father. But they do not reckon on the father's reaction to their arrival, nor on their own growing feelings for the child.

Directed by Kenji Misumi
Written by Masaatsu Matusmura, Tetsurō Yoshida, Seiji Hoshikawa
Produced by Sadao Zaizen, Tomio Takamori, Masaichi Nagata
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Top Cast

Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi

Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko

Unosuke

Gen Kimura

Gen Kimura

Hyaku

Ikuko Mōri

Ikuko Mōri

Babysitting prostitute

Shōsaku Sugiyama

Shōsaku Sugiyama

Hangoro

Hizuru Takachiho

Hizuru Takachiho

Ko

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

Temple priest

Saburo Date

Saburo Date

Kōji Fujiyama

Kōji Fujiyama

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Waheiji, leader of the chasers

Themes & Keywords

assassinsamuraiyakuzamasseusesequelswordsmanzatoichiblindgamblerwanderer

About Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight is a adventure, action, drama film released in 1964 exploring themes of assassin, samurai, yakuza, masseuse, sequel, swordsman. Directed by Kenji Misumi, it stars Shintarō Katsu, Nobuo Kaneko, Gen Kimura. Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangsters mistake her for Zatoichi and kill her, Zatoichi determines to escort the baby to its father. He gains the reluctant help of a young pick pocket and together they travel to find the baby's father. But they do not reckon on the father's reaction to their arrival, nor on their own growing feelings for the child.

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