Zatoichi's Revenge
Seen it?1965 | 84 min | Adventure, Action, Drama
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. If you loved Spider-Man 2 or Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 24 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1965: an older pace and style.
Itinerant masseur and master swordsman, the blind Zatoichi, is near the village of his teacher, Hikonoichi, so he decides to visit. He learns of Hikonoichi's recent robbery and murder and the imprisonment of his virginal daughter, Osayo, in a brothel. Through friendship with Denroku, a local dice thrower and devoted father, Ichi uncovers an unholy alliance between the governor and the area strongman: among their scams is falsifying tax records to put farmers in debt, then forcing their daughters into prostitution at the boss's brothel. With help from Denroku's daughter, Otsuru, Ichi comforts Osayo until he can provoke showdowns with the villains and their henchmen.
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 Akira Inoue
- Shintarō KatsuZatoichi
- Norihei MikiDenroku the Weasel
- Mikiko TsubouchiOsayo
- Takeshi KatōKoheita Kadokura
- Fujio HarumotoIntendant Isoda
- San'emon ArashiHikonoichi
- Saburo Date
- Jun KatsumuraTatsugoro yakuza
- Gen KimuraInspector Jingo Odate
- Sachiko KobayashiTsuru