Status: Released
Released Date: 1965-12-24
Runtime: 87 mins
Director: Kenji Misumi
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Adventure, Action, Drama
Original title: Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Production Companies: Daiei Film
Production Countries: Japan
Cast
Shintarō Katsu
Mikio Narita
Chizu Hayashi
Kaneko Iwasaki
Gaku Yamamoto
Saburo Date
Tatsuo Endō
Takuya Fujioka
Kanae Kobayashi
Fujio Suga
Rokkō Toura
Naomi Fujiyama
Taro Marui
Ryo Horikawa
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection
Zatoichi's Vengeance
1966-05-03
Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no ide
The Tale of Zatoichi
1962-04-18
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controll
Zatoichi the Fugitive
1963-08-09
After arriving in the town of Shimonita, Ichi finds that a price has been put on his head by a local
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1962-10-12
Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi
Zatoichi on the Road
1963-11-30
Zatoichi is sworn to protect the life of a young girl and without any real allies finds himself in t
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
1964-03-14
Ichi travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
1964-07-11
Blind masseur Zatoichi is nursed back to health by a young woman after he is shot by a gang member.
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
1964-11-17
Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangste
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
1965-12-24
Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirst
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
1966-08-12
Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into
Zatoichi Challenged
1967-12-30
Ichi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father,
New Tale of Zatoichi
1963-03-15
Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in
Adventures of Zatoichi
1964-12-30
Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman looking for her father, a village leader w
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
1965-09-18
Blind swordsman Zatoichi, jailed briefly, is implored by another prisoner to aid him in proving his
Zatoichi the Outlaw
1967-08-12
When a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a rival ga
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
1967-01-03
Zatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite techniques, Z
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970-01-15
With a price on his head, Ichi seeks tranquillity in a favorite village. Since his last visit, it ha
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
1970-08-12
The blind masseuse is targeted by the leader of a powerful yakuza group while also fending off a jea
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
1971-01-13
Zatoichi is a blind massage therapist and swordsman who finds out that something troubling is taking
Zatoichi at Large
1972-01-15
Blind masseur and master swordsman Zatoichi finds a robbed and fatally wounded pregnant woman, whose
Zatoichi in Desperation
1972-09-02
After accidentally causing the death of an old lady, Zatoichi tries to do right by buying the lady’s
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
1973-04-21
Zatoichi, the famed blind swordsman, returns to his home village for the first time in many years. H
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
1968-08-10
Zatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official.
Zatoichi's Revenge
1965-04-03
Itinerant masseur and master swordsman, the blind Zatoichi, is near the village of his teacher, Hiko
Samaritan Zatoichi
1968-12-28
Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister O
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
1989-02-04
Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life
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