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Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
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Title: Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

Release Date: 12 Aug 1970

Runtime: 1h 36m

Genre: Adventure, Action, Drama

Director: Katsu Production, Dainichi-Eihai, Daiei Film

Production Companies: Katsu Production, Dainichi-Eihai, Daiei Film

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.7 (37 votes)

Cast

  • Zatoichi: Shintarō Katsu
  • Ronin: Tatsuya Nakadai
  • Okiyo: Reiko Ōhara
  • Boss Yamikubo: Masayuki Mori
  • Umeji: Shinnosuke Ikehata
  • Wife: Kazuko Yoshiyuki
  • Migi: Kō Nishimura
  • Boss Kuroko: Ryūnosuke Kaneda
  • : Kunie Tanaka
  • : Osami Nabe
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