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Zatoichi Challenged

Name: Zatoichi Challenged
Genre: Adventure, Action, Drama
Released: 1967-12-30
Cast: Shintarō Katsu, Jūshirō Konoe, Miwa Takada, Yukiji Asaoka, Mikiko Tsubouchi

1967 | 87 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 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 27 min.
What might put you off: It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Made in 1967: an older pace and style.

Ichi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father, an artist living in a nearby town. After arriving in the town, Ichi finds out that the father has been forced by a local boss to create illegal pornography to pay off his gambling debts. Ichi makes it his mission to save the man and reunite the family, even though it brings him into conflict with a samurai he sort of befriended on his way to the town.

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 6K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Kenji Misumi

Shintarō KatsuZatoichi
Jūshirō KonoeTajuro Akazuka
Miwa TakadaOmitsu
Yukiji AsaokaTomoe
Mikiko TsubouchiOsen
Mie NakaoMiyuki
Takao ItōShokichi
Asao KoikeBoss Gonzo
Midori IsomuraOmine
Tatsuo MatsumuraTahe