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Zatoichi and the Chess Expert(1965)
Status: Released
Date: 1965-12-24
67%
42 Votes
Time: 1h 27m
Overview:
Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
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Movie: Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Top 10 Billed Cast
勝新太郎
Zatoichi
成田三樹夫
Tadasu Jumonji
岩崎加根子
Otane
山本學
Tomonoshin Sagawa
伊達三郎
遠藤太津朗
Yakuza boss of Ejimaya
藤岡琢也
堀川りょう
戸浦六宏
小林加奈枝
Widow Tarozaemon
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Overview
Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning.
Release Date
1965-12-24
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6.679
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