Adventures of Zatoichi

(1964)Directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda86 minAdventure, Action, Drama

Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman looking for her father, a village leader who has disappeared. As he helps her investigate the disappearance, Zatoichi also becomes involved with another young woman who is trying to help her brother, who has murdered someone at about the same time and place as the missing man was last seen.

Shintarō Katsuas Zatoichi
Eiko Takias Osen
Kichijirō Uedaas Boss Jinbei
Daimaru Nakataas Zany Entertainer
Mikijiro Hiraas Gounosuke
Gen Kimuraas Yakuza dice thrower
Akitake Kōnoas Intendant Gorota Kajima
Ikuko Mōrias Hanokama
Racket Nakataas Zany Entertainer
Teruko Ōmias Daruma maker's wife