Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

Original title: Zatôichi jigoku-tabi

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Shintarō Katsu in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)

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A samurai with a high skill in chess makes friends with Zatoichi, who finds that things become peculiar in his presence.A samurai with a high skill in chess makes friends with Zatoichi, who finds that things become peculiar in his presence.A samurai with a high skill in chess makes friends with Zatoichi, who finds that things become peculiar in his presence.

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Tadasu Jumonji (as portrayed by Mikio Narita) is the eponymous 'chess expert', however the game seen being played in the film is in fact Shogi. Shogi is sometimes referred to as Japanese chess or the Game of Generals. Shogi means general's board game.

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Zatoichi: You have to understand, Otane. The man you're looking at is dirt. And everyone who comes close to him or touches him, in one way or another gets muddied by that dirt. There's nothing I can do about being dirt myself, but I don't want you to get mired in my dirt.