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Zatoichi Challenged(1967)
Status: Released
Date: 1967-12-30
68%
39 Votes
Time: 1h 27m
Overview:
Ichi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father, an artist living in a nearby town. After arriving in the town, Ichi finds out that the father has been forced by a local boss to create illegal pornography to pay off his gambling debts. Ichi makes it his mission to save the man and reunite the family, even though it brings him into conflict with a samurai he sort of befriended on his way to the town.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
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Movie: Zatoichi Challenged
Top 10 Billed Cast
勝新太郎
Zatoichi
近衛十四郎
Tajuro Akazuka
高田美和
Omitsu
朝丘雪路
Tomoe
坪内ミキ子
Osen
中尾ミエ
Miyuki
伊藤孝雄
Shokichi
小池朝雄
Boss Gonzo
磯村みどり
Omine
松村達雄
Tahe
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Overview
Ichi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father, an artist living in a nearby town. After arriving in the town, Ichi finds out that the father has been forced by a local boss to create illegal pornography to pay off his gambling debts. Ichi makes it his mission to save the man and reunite the family, even though it brings him into conflict with a samurai he sort of befriended on his way to the town.
Release Date
1967-12-30
Average
6.8
Rating:
3.4 startsTagline
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