Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)
Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.
- Released
- 1989-02-04
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Adventure
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Tsutomu Nakamura, Shintarō Katsu, Tatsumi Ichiyama, Shintarō Katsu
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 from 51 votes
Cast
- Shintarō Katsu as Zatoichi
- Kanako Higuchi as Boss Han Bosatsu
- Takanori Jinnai as Inspector Hanshu
- Ryûtarô Gan as Boss Goemon
- Yuya Uchida as Boss Akabei
- Toyomi Kusano as Ume
- Tsurutaro Kataoka as Tsuru
- Miho Nakayama
- Ken Ogata as Ronin
- Norihei Miki as Zatôichi's Friend
- Joe Yamanaka as Kuruma Sukezaemon
- Rikiya Yasuoka
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