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Zatoichi's Conspiracy

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Zatoichi's Conspiracy
NR 1 hr 28 minAdventure, Drama, ActionZatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection PosterPart of Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection
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Zatoichi, the famed blind swordsman, returns to his home village for the first time in many years. He is befriended by Omiyo, who had the same wet-nurse as Zatoichi. He also encounters a boyhood friend, Shinbei, who now is wealthy and appears not to remember Zatoichi. Shinbei seems to be interested in repaying the villagers' debts, but is in reality manipulating the ownership of a now-valuable rock quarry. Zatoichi learns of the subterfuge and confronts his old friend, who has a score of yakuza swordsmen backing his play.
StarringShintarō KatsuYukiyo ToakeTakashi Shimura
DirectorKimiyoshi Yasuda

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Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:TOHO, Katsu Production
Movie Tags:
sequelcorruptionconspiracyblindswordsmanzatoichi

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection

The colossally popular Zatoichi films make up the longest-running action series in Japanese history and created one of the screen’s great heroes: an itinerant blind masseur who also happens to be a lightning-fast swordsman. As this iconic figure, the charismatic and earthy Shintaro Katsu became an instant superstar, lending a larger-than-life presence to the thrilling adventures of a man who lives staunchly by a code of honor and delivers justice in every town and village he enters.