Film
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
1989 · 1h 56m · Action · Drama · Adventure
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- 7.0
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Overview
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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Cast
Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Kanako Higuchi
Boss Han Bosatsu
Takanori Jinnai
Inspector Hanshu
Ryûtarô Gan
Boss Goemon
Yuya Uchida
Boss Akabei
Toyomi Kusano
Ume
Tsurutaro Kataoka
Tsuru
Miho Nakayama
Ken Ogata
Ronin
Norihei Miki
Zatôichi's Friend
Joe Yamanaka
Kuruma Sukezaemon
Rikiya Yasuoka
Gō Awazu
Daisuke Ban
Takashi Ebata
Shinzō Hotta
Crew
- Shintarō KatsuDirector · Screenplay · Producer
- Tatsumi IchiyamaScreenplay
- Tsutomu NakamuraScreenplay
- Kan ShimozawaStory
- Masanori SanadaProducer
- Mutsuo NaganumaDirector of Photography
- Takayuki WatanabeOriginal Music Composer
- Toshio TaniguchiEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- February 4, 1989
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Adventure
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