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Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

Original title: 座頭市

★ 6.4 TMDB Rating · 51 votes

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.

Director
Shintarō Katsu
Release date
Feb 4, 1989
Original language
Japanese
Origin
Japan

Cast of Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

  • Portrait of Shintarō Katsu

    Shintarō Katsu

    Zatoichi

  • Portrait of Kanako Higuchi

    Kanako Higuchi

    Boss Han Bosatsu

  • Portrait of Takanori Jinnai

    Takanori Jinnai

    Inspector Hanshu

  • Ryûtarô Gan

    Boss Goemon

  • Portrait of Yuya Uchida

    Yuya Uchida

    Boss Akabei

  • Toyomi Kusano

    Ume

  • Portrait of Tsurutaro Kataoka

    Tsurutaro Kataoka

    Tsuru

  • Portrait of Miho Nakayama

    Miho Nakayama

  • Portrait of Ken Ogata

    Ken Ogata

    Ronin

  • Portrait of Norihei Miki

    Norihei Miki

    Zatôichi's Friend

  • Portrait of Joe Yamanaka

    Joe Yamanaka

    Kuruma Sukezaemon

  • Portrait of Rikiya Yasuoka

    Rikiya Yasuoka

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