Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love.
Acting
Katsu's face does what pages of dialogue can't.
Direction
Mori stretches 72 minutes into an epic emotional journey.
Practical Effects
The sword fights feel dangerous, not choreographed.
Director
Kazuo Mori
Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Yoshie Mizutani
Osetsu
Masayo Banri
Otane
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Nagisa no Yoshiro
Yutaka Nakamura
Kagami no Sanzo
Sonosuke Sawamura
Seki no Kanbei
Shōsaku Sugiyama
Tamigoro
Eijirō Yanagi
Sukegoro Hanoka
Fujio Harumoto
Lord Kuroda of Echizen
Kōichi Mizuhara
Kanzo
Saburo Date
Mirosuke
Shōzō Nanbu
Gouemon Kashiya
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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