Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
Seen it?1964 | 83 min | Action, Drama, Adventure
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans. If you loved Spider-Man 2, start here.
- 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 1964: an older pace and style.
Ichi travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed two years ago. When some tax money is stolen while in transit to the governor he is accused and sets out to find the money and clear his name.
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 powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kazuo Ikehiro
- Shintarō KatsuZatoichi
- Shōgo ShimadaChuji Kunisada
- Mikiko TsubouchiOchiyo
- Machiko HasegawaOgin
- Tomisaburō WakayamaJushiro (as Jo Kenzaburo)
- Tatsuya IshiguroEnzo
- Matasaburô NiwaAsataro
- Hikosaburo KataokaIwajiro
- Shinjirō Asano
- Saburo Date