Film

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

1967 · 1h 33m · Adventure · Action · Drama

IMDb

7.4

Zatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite techniques, Zatoichi proceeds to win 8 ryo in a rigged gambling game. Of course, the local gangsters attempt to kill him, and the adventure begins. It turns out a blacksmith named Senzo examines Zatoichi's cane sword, and discovers it to be forged by his old mentor. Senzo discovers the sword is at the end of its usefulness and will break when it is used next.

Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi

Shiho Fujimura

Oshizu

Yoshihiko Aoyama

Seikichi

Makoto Fujita

Umazo

Kiyoko Suizenji

Oharu

Eijirō Tōno

Senzo

Masumi Harukawa

Oryu

Masako Akeboshi

Omatsu the maid

Junichiro Yamashita

Shinnosuke

Ryūtarō Gomi

Ronin

Fujio Suga

Seisuke Kuwayama

Tatsuo Endō

Iwagoro

Eigorō Onoe

Zato

Yūsaku Terashima

Noodle Shop Owner

Gen Kimura

Hanzo the dice player

Sachio Horikita

Mosuke

• Kimiyoshi YasudaDirector
• Ryōzō KasaharaScreenplay
• Ikuo KuboderaProducer
• Masaichi NagataExecutive Producer
• Senkichirō TakedaDirector of Photography
• Ichirō SaitōOriginal Music Composer
• Toshio TaniguchiEditor

Release date

January 3, 1967

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Adventure, Action, Drama

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