Zatoichi Challenged
7.4
Ichi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father, an artist living in a nearby town. After arriving in the town, Ichi finds out that the father has been forced by a local boss to create illegal pornography to pay off his gambling debts. Ichi makes it his mission to save the man and reunite the family, even though it brings him into conflict with a samurai he sort of befriended on his way to the town.
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Part of Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection
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Cast
28 people
Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
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Jūshirō Konoe
Tajuro Akazuka
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Miwa Takada
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Daimajin
Yukiji Asaoka
Tomoe
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Mikiko Tsubouchi
Osen
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Gamera vs. Zigra
Mie Nakao
Miyuki
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Takao Itō
Shokichi
Known for
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Asao Koike
Boss Gonzo
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
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Midori Isomura
Omine
Also in
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
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Tatsuo Matsumura
Tahe
Known for
Madadayo
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Eitarō Ozawa
Torikoshi
Known for
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Jōtarō Senba
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Known for
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Kenji Misumi Director · Ryōzō Kasahara Screenplay Kan Shimozawa Story
First release December 30, 1967 · Produced in Japan · Production Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
座頭市血煙り街道
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 30, 1967
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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