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Adventure · Action · Drama · 1962 · 1h 36min

The Tale of Zatoichi.

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The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.

Director: Kenji Misumi

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🇯🇵Japan

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Zatoichi's Flashing Sword

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Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

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Black Belt Cinema: THE TALE OF ZATOICHI (1962) Trailer

🇩🇪AlemaniaMar 7, 2022

🇯🇵JapónApr 18, 1962

IMDb

7.6 /10

7k votes

Rotten Tomatoes

The tomato isn't ripe

Metacritic

Metacritic took the day off

TMDB

7.3 /10

153 votes

Letterboxd

7.7 /10

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Weighted average

7.5/10

IMDb7.6
TMDB7.3
Lbxd7.7