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Zatoichi in Desperation

Zatoichi in Desperation

19721h 32mFilm

Adventure Action Drama

66

6.6(35)

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.

Top Cast

Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi

Kiwako Taichi

Kiwako Taichi

Nishikigi

Katsuo Nakamura

Katsuo Nakamura

Ushimatsu

Asao Koike

Asao Koike

Boss Mangoro

Kyoko Yoshizawa

Kyoko Yoshizawa

Kaede

Yasuhiro Koume

Shinkichi

Joji Takagi

Joji Takagi

Kamijo

Masumi Harukawa

Masumi Harukawa

Ohama

Naoe Fushimi

Naoe Fushimi

Old Woman

Yoshihiko Aoyama

Yoshihiko Aoyama

Tokujiro Awa

Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

Sukegoro Iioka

Shigeyoshi Fujioka

Shigeyoshi Fujioka

Inokichi

Teruo Matsuyama

Teruo Matsuyama

Ihachi

Kazuko Tajima

Hanasato

Rokku Furukawa

Takao Hamada

Shōji Mori

Jun Katsumura

Jun Katsumura

Takuya Kitano

Tokio Oki

Details

Director: Shintarō Katsu
Status: Released
Release: 1972-09-02
Runtime: 1h 32m
Budget: —
Revenue: —
Language: JA
Score: 66%

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