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Zatoichi the Fugitive

Original title: Zatôichi kyôjô-tabi
  • 1963
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
2.3K
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Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)
JapaneseActionAdventureDrama

A yakuza gang targets the blind masseur Zatoichi after he defeats their group in a wrestling match. Meanwhile a long lost love of Zatoichi's returns to his life.A yakuza gang targets the blind masseur Zatoichi after he defeats their group in a wrestling match. Meanwhile a long lost love of Zatoichi's returns to his life.A yakuza gang targets the blind masseur Zatoichi after he defeats their group in a wrestling match. Meanwhile a long lost love of Zatoichi's returns to his life.

  • Director
    • Tokuzō Tanaka
  • Writers
    • Seiji Hoshikawa
    • Kan Shimozawa
  • Stars
    • Shintarō Katsu
    • Miwa Takada
    • Masayo Banri
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    2.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tokuzō Tanaka
    • Writers
      • Seiji Hoshikawa
      • Kan Shimozawa
    • Stars
      • Shintarō Katsu
      • Miwa Takada
      • Masayo Banri
    • 13User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast20

    Shintarō Katsu
    Shintarō Katsu
    • Zatôichi
    Miwa Takada
    Miwa Takada
    • Nobu
    Masayo Banri
    Masayo Banri
    • Tane
    Jun'ichirô Narita
    Katsuhiko Kobayashi
    Tōru Abe
    Tōru Abe
    • Boss Yagiri Tokyuro
    San'emon Arashi
    Yûji Hamada
    Jutarō Hōjō
    Jutarō Hōjō
    Sumao Ishihara
    Jun Katsumura
    • Wrestling Yakuza
    Kōichi Mizuhara
    Kōichi Mizuhara
    • Boss Unosuke
    Yasuhiro Mizukami
    • Boss Tamamura
    Sachiko Murase
    Sachiko Murase
    • Maki
    Hiroshi Nawa
    Hiroshi Nawa
    Tokio Oki
    Tokio Oki
    Teruko Ômi
    • Innkeeper Maid
    Mitsusaburō Ramon
    • Director
      • Tokuzō Tanaka
    • Writers
      • Seiji Hoshikawa
      • Kan Shimozawa
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews13

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    • Trivia
      Miwa Takada's first appearance in a Zatoichi movie. She would later on appear in two more movies from this series, Adventures of Zatoichi (1964) and Zatoichi Challenged (1967), playing different characters.
    • Quotes
      • Zatoichi: Wherever I go, I'm the god of calamity.
    • Connections
      Featured in Best in Action: 1963 (2019)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • August 10, 1963 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Masseur Ichi, the Fugitive
    • Production company
      • Daiei Studios
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 26m(86 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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