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Zatoichi's Vengeance

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1966 | 83 min | Action, Drama, Adventure

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, 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.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 23 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1966: an older pace and style.

Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that "Taichi" was the man's young son. Along his travels he also met a blind monk who makes Zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. In trying to help the town, Zatoichi kills some gangsters and becomes a hero to the boy. He must make a choice of whether to use non-violence and set a good example, or violence and set the boy on the wrong path in life.

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 powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 2K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Tokuzō Tanaka

  • Shintarō KatsuZatoichi
  • Shigeru AmachiGenpachiro Kurobe
  • Jun HamamuraBlind Biwa Priest
  • Gen KimuraTamekichi
  • Kanae KobayashiTamekichi's mother
  • Kōichi MizuharaJoshuya
  • Mayumi OgawaOcho / Oshino
  • Kei SatōBoss Gonzo
  • Michi AzumaOharu
  • Saburo DateHanji