Zatoichi the Outlaw
Seen it?1967 | 96 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 36 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1967: an older pace and style.
When a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a rival gambling house pays their debts and sets them free.
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 Satsuo Yamamoto
- Shintarō KatsuZatoichi
- Rentaro MikuniAsagoro
- Kō NishimuraUneshiro Suga
- Yūko HamadaOshino
- Toshiyuki HosokawaNisaburo
- Takuya FujiokaZatosanji
- Kenjirō IshiyamaTatsugoro
- Mizuho SuzukiShusui Ohara
- Tatsuo EndōBoss Tomizo
- Kayo MikimotoOyuki