The New Tale of Zatoichi
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
The New Tale of Zatoichi (1963, Japan) is a Chambara film directed by Tokuzō Tanaka.
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Main Details
- Released in 1963
- Color
- Running Time: 91 min
- Production Co: Daiei Motion Picture Company
- Distribution Co: Dalei Studios (1963) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Directed by Tokuzō Tanaka
- Written by Minoru Inuzuka
- Starring Shintaro Katsu, Mikiko Tsubouchi, Seizaburō Kawazu
- Original Music by Akira Ifukube
- Cinematography by Chishi Makiura
Plot Summary
- 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.