Zatoichi's Vengeance

Zatoichi's Vengeance

1966 · 83 min · JA · 6.9 (45 votes)
Dir. Tokuzō Tanaka · Starring Shintarō Katsu, Shigeru Amachi, Jun Hamamura, Gen Kimura, Kanae Kobayashi, Kōichi Mizuhara · Music Akira Ifukube · Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection
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Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that "Taichi" was the man's young son. Along his travels he also met a blind monk who makes Zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. In trying to help the town, Zatoichi kills some gangsters and becomes a hero to the boy. He must make a choice of whether to use non-violence and set a good example, or violence and set the boy on the wrong path in life.

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A stoic, wandering swordsman grapples with his violent past and the moral implications of his actions. This film offers a somber, action-packed journey through a world of honor, duty, and the heavy burden of vengeance.

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