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Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

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Adventure   Action   Drama
📜 Overview: The blind masseuse is targeted by the leader of a powerful yakuza group while also fending off a jealous husband bent on revenge. Zatoichi tours Edo's underground via a rousing onsen fight scene, gambling houses and the gender-bending character of Umeji, before a final, flame-filled conflagration.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1970-08-12
⌚ Running Time: 96 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.6

Beloved Cast

Shintarō Katsu original image
Zatoichi
Shintarō Katsu
Tatsuya Nakadai original image
Ronin
Tatsuya Nakadai
Reiko Ōhara original image
Okiyo
Reiko Ōhara
Masayuki Mori original image
Boss Yamikubo
Masayuki Mori
Shinnosuke Ikehata original image
Umeji
Shinnosuke Ikehata
Kazuko Yoshiyuki original image
Wife
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Kō Nishimura original image
Migi
Kō Nishimura
Ryūnosuke Kaneda original image
Boss Kuroko
Ryūnosuke Kaneda
Kunie Tanaka original image
Kunie Tanaka
Osami Nabe original image
Osami Nabe
Jun Nagasawa original image
Jun Nagasawa
Toshie Shoji original image
Toshie Shoji
Reiji Shoji original image
Reiji Shoji
Yōsuke Kondō original image
Yōsuke Kondō
Kenzō Tabu original image
(uncredited)
Kenzō Tabu
Yoshio Yoshida original image
Yoshio Yoshida
Eizō Kitamura original image
Eizō Kitamura
Osamu Ōkawa original image
Osamu Ōkawa
Akira Shimizu original image
Akira Shimizu
Takumi Shinjo original image
Takumi Shinjo
Akane Kawasaki original image
Akane Kawasaki
Teruko Ōmi original image
Teruko Ōmi
Yasuhiro Minakami original image
Yasuhiro Minakami
Yoshitaro Asawaka original image
Yoshitaro Asawaka
Ryūtarō Gomi original image
Ryūtarō Gomi
Yūji Hamada original image
Yūji Hamada
Ikkei Tamaki original image
Ikkei Tamaki
Yukio Horikita original image
Yukio Horikita
Takuya Kitano original image
Takuya Kitano
Gen Kuroki original image
Gen Kuroki
Gō Ibuki original image
Gō Ibuki
Kanae Kobayashi original image
Kanae Kobayashi
Jun Katsumura original image
Jun Katsumura
Junjiro Niizeki original image
Junjiro Niizeki
Masaji Nunome original image
Masaji Nunome
Jun Satomi original image
Jun Satomi
Akira Nitta original image
Akira Nitta
Kazuko Taniguchi original image
Kazuko Taniguchi
Tadashi Takadera original image
Tadashi Takadera
Yutaka Miki original image
Yutaka Miki

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