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Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965)

Directed by Kazuo Mori

Drama | Action

Overview

Blind swordsman Zatoichi, jailed briefly, is implored by another prisoner to aid him in proving his innocence of a crime for which he is sentenced to death. Zatoichi is reluctant to get involved, because he knows how often such involvement has led to trouble in the past. But events conspire to thrust him repeatedly into involvement, and gradually he comes to believe in the man’s innocence and determines to free him.

Length 77 minutes

Actors

Shintarō Katsu | Kanbi Fujiyama | Eiko Taki | Kenjiro Ishiyama | Yukio Horikita | Hajime Koshikawa | Sachiko Murase | Tokio Oki | Masako Akeboshi | Ryûzô Shimada | Kôichi Mizuhara | Jun Katsumura | Kayo Mikimoto | Manabu Morita | Gen Harada

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
12/29/2024TVBlu-rayOwned6.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

One more Zatoichi before the end of 2024 to bump Shintaro back into my top ten actors. For now lol

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