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Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)

Feb 4, 1989 · 1h 56m

6.4/10 TMDB user score
51 votes on TMDB

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.

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Top cast

  • Shintarō Katsu Shintarō Katsu Zatoichi
  • Kanako Higuchi Kanako Higuchi Boss Han Bosatsu
  • Takanori Jinnai Takanori Jinnai Inspector Hanshu
  • Ryûtarô Gan Boss Goemon
  • Yuya Uchida Yuya Uchida Boss Akabei
  • Toyomi Kusano Ume
  • Tsurutaro Kataoka Tsurutaro Kataoka Tsuru
  • Miho Nakayama Miho Nakayama
  • Ken Ogata Ken Ogata Ronin
  • Norihei Miki Norihei Miki Zatôichi's Friend
  • Joe Yamanaka Joe Yamanaka Kuruma Sukezaemon
  • Rikiya Yasuoka Rikiya Yasuoka
  • Gō Awazu Gō Awazu
  • Daisuke Ban Daisuke Ban
  • Takashi Ebata Takashi Ebata
  • Shinzō Hotta Shinzō Hotta

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