Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
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 tha 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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Cast

Shintarō Katsu Shintarō Katsu As: Zatoichi
Jūshirō Konoe Jūshirō Konoe As: Tajuro Akazuka
Miwa Takada Miwa Takada As: Omitsu
Yukiji Asaoka Yukiji Asaoka As: Tomoe
Mikiko Tsubouchi Mikiko Tsubouchi As: Osen
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Storyline

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 tha 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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Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Adventure, Action, Drama

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 30 December 1967

Country: JP

Runtime: 87m

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Company Credits

Company: Daiei Film

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Cast

Directed By

Kenji Misumi

Kenji Misumi

Director

Toshikata Tomoeda

Toshikata Tomoeda

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Kan Shimozawa

Kan Shimozawa

Original Story

Ryōzō Kasahara

Ryōzō Kasahara

Screenplay

Production Crew

Masaichi Nagata

Masaichi Nagata

Executive Producer

Ikuo Kubodera

Ikuo Kubodera

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Akira Ifukube

Akira Ifukube

Original Music Composer

Iwao Ôtani

Iwao Ôtani

Sound Recordist

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Chikashi Makiura

Chikashi Makiura

Director of Photography

Lighting

Reijiro Yamashita

Reijiro Yamashita

Lighting Technician

Art Department

Other Crew

Shôhei Miyauchi

Shôhei Miyauchi

Martial Arts Choreographer

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