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Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

1965 · 87 min · JA · 6.7 (45 votes)
Dir. Kenji Misumi · Starring Shintarō Katsu, Mikio Narita, Kaneko Iwasaki, Gaku Yamamoto, Saburo Date, Tatsuo Endō · Music Akira Ifukube · Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection
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Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning.

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A lone swordsman navigates a world of shifting loyalties and brutal conflicts. Expect stoic resolve, quiet melancholy, and sudden bursts of visceral action as fate's cruel hand guides his path.

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