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Adventures of Zatoichi

Name: Adventures of Zatoichi
Genre: Adventure, Action, Drama
Released: 1964-12-30
Cast: Shintarō Katsu, Miwa Takada, Eiko Taki, Kichijirō Ueda, Daimaru Nakata

1964 | 86 min | Adventure, Action, Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why 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. If you loved The Northman, start here.
The mood: Exciting.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 26 min.
What might put you off: It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Made in 1964: an older pace and style.

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.

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
Miwa TakadaSaki
Eiko TakiOsen
Kichijirō UedaBoss Jinbei
Daimaru NakataZany Entertainer
Mikijiro HiraGounosuke
Gen KimuraYakuza dice thrower
Akitake KōnoIntendant Gorota Kajima
Kōichi MizuharaKamazo
Ikuko MōriHanokama