Zatoichi on the Road
Seen it?1963 | 87 min | Adventure, Action, Drama, History
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans and history buffs.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 27 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1963: an older pace and style.
Zatoichi is sworn to protect the life of a young girl and without any real allies finds himself in the middle of a bloody turf war.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda
- Shintarō KatsuZatoichi
- Shiho FujimuraOmitsu
- Ryūzō ShimadaJingorô
- Reiko FujiwaraOhisa
- Matasaburô NiwaYamada
- Yoshio YoshidaBoss Tomegoro of Kagotame
- Sonosuke SawamuraBoss Tobei of Shimozuma
- Shōsaku SugiyamaBoss Hikozo of Doyama
- Yutaka NakamuraMatsu
- Gen KimuraYakuza enforcer