Zatoichi the Fugitive
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963, Japan) is a Chambara film directed by Tokuzō Tanaka.
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Main Details
- Released in 1963
- Color
- Running Time: 86 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, Miwa Takada, Sachiko Murase
- Original Music by Akira Ifukube
- Cinematography by Chishi Makiura
Plot Summary
- A yakuza gang targets the blind masseur Zatoichi after he defeats their group in a wrestling match. Meanwhile a long lost love of Zatoichi's returns to his life.