New Tale of Zatoichi

Collections: Criterion International Japanese & Korean
Studio: Daiei Film
Year: 1963
Audience Rating: 83%
Duration: 1 h 31 m
Updated: 2026 May 17
Genres: Action Adventure Drama

Movie ID: 85598
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New Tale of Zatoichi

Synopsis

Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in a love triangle and finds old scores have followed him home.
Cast
Shintarō Katsu
Shintarō Katsu Zatoichi
Mikiko Tsubouchi
Mikiko Tsubouchi Yayoi
Seizaburō Kawazu
Seizaburō Kawazu Banno
Fujio Suga
Fujio Suga Yasuhiko
Mieko Kondō
Mieko Kondō Inn keeper's wife
Tatsuo Endō
Tatsuo Endō Inn keeper
Gen Kimura
Gen Kimura Yakuza member with mark on his face
Chitose Maki
Chitose Maki Tame's wife
Kanae Kobayashi
Kanae Kobayashi Old lady going deaf
Yutaka Nakamura
Yutaka Nakamura Yasuhiko's brother
Shōsaku Sugiyama
Shōsaku Sugiyama Tengu Ronin that gets a massage
Saburo Date
Saburo Date Anzo
Crew
Tokuzō Tanaka
Tokuzō Tanaka Director
Ikuo Kubodera
Ikuo Kubodera Producer
Kikuo Umebayashi
Kikuo Umebayashi Screenplay
Minoru Inuzuka
Minoru Inuzuka Screenplay
Kan Shimozawa
Kan Shimozawa Original Story

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