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Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

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ActionDramaAdventure

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Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

116 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

04 February 1989

Country

Japan

Cast

Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi

Kanako Higuchi

Kanako Higuchi

Boss Han Bosatsu

Takanori Jinnai

Takanori Jinnai

Inspector Hanshu

Ryuutarô Gan

Ryuutarô Gan

Boss Goemon

Yuya Uchida

Yuya Uchida

Boss Akabei

Toyomi Kusano

Toyomi Kusano

Ume

Tsurutaro Kataoka

Tsurutaro Kataoka

Tsuru

Miho Nakayama

Miho Nakayama

Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

Norihei Miki

Norihei Miki

Gō Awazu

Gō Awazu

Daisuke Ban

Daisuke Ban

Takashi Ebata

Takashi Ebata

Mayumi Fujii

Mayumi Fujii

Eugene Harada

Eugene Harada

Hiroshi Hasegawa

Hiroshi Hasegawa

Tsuneyuki Hasegawa

Tsuneyuki Hasegawa

Keiko Hirade

Keiko Hirade

Shinzō Hotta

Shinzō Hotta

Taisuke Imai

Taisuke Imai

Masao Ishiguro

Masao Ishiguro

Kenichiro Ito

Kenichiro Ito

Saburô Kadowaki

Saburô Kadowaki

Kentarô Kaji

Kentarô Kaji

Kenzo Kaneko

Kenzo Kaneko

Keizo Kanie

Keizo Kanie

Shigeo Katō

Shigeo Katō

Takuzō Kawatani

Takuzō Kawatani

Yûsuke Koike

Yûsuke Koike

Akira Kubo

Akira Kubo

Ryoichi Kusanagi

Ryoichi Kusanagi

Asao Matsumoto

Asao Matsumoto

Kozo Matsumoto

Kozo Matsumoto

Ken'ichi Matsuno

Ken'ichi Matsuno

Shū Minagawa

Shū Minagawa

Yuuki Natsusaka

Yuuki Natsusaka

Takashi Odajima

Takashi Odajima

Ryôji Okamoto

Ryôji Okamoto

Hachiro Okamoto

Hachiro Okamoto

Kakuya Saeki

Kakuya Saeki

Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

Makoto Satō

Makoto Satō

Mihoko Shibata

Mihoko Shibata

Tomoyuki Shimura

Tomoyuki Shimura

Yukie Shimura

Yukie Shimura

Kaoru Shinoda

Kaoru Shinoda

Hiroshi Sugita

Hiroshi Sugita

Yuka Suzuki

Yuka Suzuki

Fumihiko Tachiki

Fumihiko Tachiki

Chigusa Takayama

Chigusa Takayama

Motoharu Tamura

Motoharu Tamura

Jun Tatara

Jun Tatara

Ryo Toshikura

Ryo Toshikura

Shingo Uchiide

Shingo Uchiide

Koichi Ueda

Koichi Ueda

Sakae Umezu

Sakae Umezu

Joe Yamanaka

Joe Yamanaka

Rikiya Yasuoka

Rikiya Yasuoka

Shōji Ōki

Shōji Ōki

Senkichi Ōmura

Senkichi Ōmura

Koji Miemachi

Koji Miemachi

Hiroyuki Yamada

Hiroyuki Yamada

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