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Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

1965

77 minutes

AdventureActionDrama

Overview

Blind swordsman Zatoichi, jailed briefly, is implored by another prisoner to aid him in proving his innocence of a crime for which he is sentenced to death. Zatoichi is reluctant to get involved, because he knows how often such involvement has led to trouble in the past. But events conspire to thrust him repeatedly into involvement, and gradually he comes to believe in the man's innocence and determines to free him.

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Top Cast

Shintarō Katsu headshot

Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi

Kanbi Fujiyama headshot

Kanbi Fujiyama

Monk Hyakutaro

Eiko Taki headshot

Eiko Taki

Oyone

Kenjirō Ishiyama headshot

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Boss Jubei Araiso

Yukio Horikita headshot

Yukio Horikita

Hajime Koshikawa headshot

Hajime Koshikawa

Sachiko Murase headshot

Sachiko Murase

Shimazo’s wife

Tokio Oki headshot

Tokio Oki

Masako Akeboshi headshot

Masako Akeboshi

Ochiyo

Ryūzō Shimada headshot

Ryūzō Shimada

Yakuza boss

Kōichi Mizuhara headshot

Kōichi Mizuhara

Shimazo Kitase

Jun Katsumura headshot

Jun Katsumura

Kayo Mikimoto headshot

Kayo Mikimoto

Manabu Morita headshot

Manabu Morita

Gen Harada headshot

Gen Harada