02 September 1972 Adventure, Drama, Action 92 mins
After accidentally causing the death of an old lady, Zatoichi tries to do right by buying the lady’s daughter’s freedom from a brothel - but this causes more problems than solves them.
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Shintarō Katsu as Zatoichi
Kiwako Taichi as Nishikigi
Katsuo Nakamura as Ushimatsu
Asao Koike as Boss Mangoro
Kyoko Yoshizawa as Kaede
Yasuhiro Koume as Shinkichi
Joji Takagi as Kamijo
Masumi Harukawa as Ohama
Naoe Fushimi as Old Woman
Yoshihiko Aoyama as Tokujiro Awa
Hideji Ōtaki as Sukegoro Iioka
Shigeyoshi Fujioka as Inokichi
Teruo Matsuyama as Ihachi
Kazuko Tajima as Hanasato
Shintarō Katsu Director
Fujio Morita Director of Photography
Toshio Taniguchi Editor
Seiichi Ôta Art Direction
Masao Ōsumi Sound
Shintarō Katsu Producer
Kunihiko Murai Original Music Composer
Kan Shimozawa Original Story
Minoru Inuzuka Screenplay
Hiroyoshi Nishioka Producer
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