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The Tale of Zatoichi

Name: The Tale of Zatoichi
Genre: Drama, Adventure, Action
Released: 1962
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Masayo Banri, Shintarô Katsu, Hajime Mitamura, Ryûzô Shimada

1962·1h 35m·Not Rated

DramaAdventureAction

IMDb Rating

★ 7.6/10

6,522 votes

The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur who also happens to be a master swordsman.

The Tale of Zatoichi is a 1962 drama adventure movie directed by Kenji Misumi, starring Masayo Banri, Shintarô Katsu, Hajime Mitamura. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.6/10 from 6,522 votes and runs 1h 35m.

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Director

Kenji Misumi

Stars

Masayo Banri

Shintarô Katsu

Hajime Mitamura

Ryûzô Shimada

Details

Release Date1962-04-18

Runtime95 min

TypeMovie

Audience RatingNot Rated

Countries★ Japan

Languages★ Japanese

Keywords

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