Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

– Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangste..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 27 Minutes
Release Year:
1964
Original Name:
座頭市血笑旅
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964) - Also known as 座頭市血笑旅

Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangsters mistake her for Zatoichi and kill her, Zatoichi determines to escort the baby to its father. He gains the reluctant help of a young pick pocket and together they travel to find the baby's father. But they do not reckon on the father's reaction to their arrival, nor on their own growing feelings for the child.

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Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964) - Trailer

Release Date:

17 Oct 1964

Language:

Japanese

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Kenji Misumi

Writer:

Seiji Hoshikawa, Kan Shimozawa (stories), Tetsurô Yoshida

Main Actors:

Shintarô Katsu, Saburô Date, Nobuo Kaneko, Yoshi Katô

Plot:

Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangsters mistake her for Zatoichi and kill her, Zatoichi determines to escort the baby to its father. He gains the reluctant help of a young pick pocket and together they travel to find the baby's father. But they do not reckon on the father's reaction to their arrival, nor on their own growing feelings for the child.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

Criterion Collection

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.6/10