| Zatoichi | |
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| Directed by | Shintarō Katsu |
| Produced by | Shintarō Katsu Masanori Sanada Kiyoshi Tsukamoto |
| Written by | Novels: Kan Shimozawa Screenplay: Tatsumi Ichiyama Shintarō Katsu Tsutomu Nakamura Kyohei Nakaoka |
| Music by | Takayuki Watanabe |
| Cinematography | Mutsuo Naganuma |
| Editing by | Toshio Taniguchi |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
| Released | February 4, 1989 |
| Running time | 116 min. |
| Preceded by | Zatoichi 25: Zatoichi's Conspiracy |
| Followed by | Zatoichi (2003) |
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Zatoichi (座頭市) is a 1989 Japanese film based on Kan Shimozawa's novels. It is the twenty-sixth film in the Zatoichi series and the last to involve long-time star Shintarō Katsu.
Plot[]
Zatoichi gets mixed up in a turf war between two Yakuza families while trying to defend the poor and expose a corrupt town official.
Cast[]
- Shintarō Katsu ... Zatoichi
- Kanako Higuchi ... Ohan
- Takanori Jinnai ... The Inspector
- Ryuutaro Gan ... Goemon
- Yūya Uchida ... Boss Akabei
- Toyomi Kusano ... Ume
- Tsurutaro Kataoka
- Miho Nakayama
- Ken Ogata ... Ronin
- Norihei Miki
- Yukio Kato
- Rikiya Yasuoka ... Bodyguard
External links[]
- Zatoichi review at Kung Fu Cinema