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Zatoichi's Vengeance

Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)

1h 23m | PG-13

⭐ 6.8 / 10

Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that "Taichi" was the man's young son. Along his travels he also met a blind monk who makes Zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. In trying to help the town, Zatoichi kills some gangsters and becomes a hero to the boy. He must make a choice of whether to use non-violence and set a good example, or violence and set the boy on the wrong path in life.

Director: Tokuzō Tanaka

Studio: Daiei Film

Genre: Action, Drama, Adventure

Video: 720p

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Cast

Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

as Zatoichi

Shigeru Amachi

Shigeru Amachi

as Genpachiro Kurobe

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

as Blind Biwa Priest

Gen Kimura

Gen Kimura

as Tamekichi

Kanae Kobayashi

Kanae Kobayashi

as Tamekichi's mother

Kōichi Mizuhara

Kōichi Mizuhara

as Joshuya