Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)
Zatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite techniques, Zatoichi proceeds to win 8 ryo in a rigged gambling game. Of course, the local gangsters attempt to kill him, and the adventure begins. It turns out a blacksmith named Senzo examines Zatoichi's cane sword, and discovers it to be forged by his old mentor. Senzo discovers the sword is at the end of its usefulness and will break when it is used next.
- Released
- 1967-01-03
- Genres
- Adventure, Action, Drama
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Kimiyoshi Yasuda, Ryōzō Kasahara
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 from 47 votes
Cast
- Shintarō Katsu as Zatoichi
- Shiho Fujimura as Oshizu
- Yoshihiko Aoyama as Seikichi
- Makoto Fujita as Umazo
- Kiyoko Suizenji as Oharu
- Eijirō Tōno as Senzo
- Masumi Harukawa as Oryu
- Masako Akeboshi as Omatsu the maid
- Junichiro Yamashita as Shinnosuke
- Ryūtarō Gomi as Ronin
- Fujio Suga as Seisuke Kuwayama
- Tatsuo Endō as Iwagoro
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