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Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival(1970)
Status: Released
Date: 1970-08-12
67%
45 Votes
Time: 1h 36m
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: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Katsu Production
Dainichi-Eihai
Movie: Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Top 10 Billed Cast
勝新太郎
Zatoichi
仲代達矢
Ronin
大原麗子
Okiyo
森雅之
Boss Yamikubo
池畑慎之介
Umeji
吉行和子
Wife
西村晃
Migi
金田龍之介
Boss Kuroko
田中邦衛
なべおさみ
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