Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Seen it?1970 | 96 min | Adventure, Action, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, 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.
- 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 1970: an older pace and style.
The blind masseuse is targeted by the leader of a powerful yakuza group while also fending off a jealous husband bent on revenge. Zatoichi tours Edo's underground via a rousing onsen fight scene, gambling houses and the gender-bending character of Umeji, before a final, flame-filled conflagration.
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 powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kenji Misumi
- Shintarō KatsuZatoichi
- Tatsuya NakadaiRonin
- Reiko ŌharaOkiyo
- Masayuki MoriBoss Yamikubo
- Shinnosuke IkehataUmeji
- Kazuko YoshiyukiWife
- Kō NishimuraMigi
- Ryūnosuke KanedaBoss Kuroko
- Kunie Tanaka
- Osami Nabe