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Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
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Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

1964-11-17 · 88 min · ★ 6.8

Adventure · Action · Drama

Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangsters mistake her for Zatoichi and kill her, Zatoichi determines to escort the baby to its father. He gains the reluctant help of a young pick pocket and together they travel to find the baby's father. But they do not reckon on the father's reaction to their arrival, nor on their own growing feelings for the child.

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Directors
Kenji Misumi
Production companies
Daiei Film
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Shintarō KatsuShintarō KatsuZatoichi
Nobuo KanekoNobuo KanekoUnosuke
Gen KimuraGen KimuraHyaku
Ikuko MōriIkuko MōriBabysitting prostitute
Shōsaku SugiyamaShōsaku SugiyamaHangoro
Hizuru TakachihoHizuru TakachihoKo
Yoshi KatōYoshi KatōTemple priest
Saburo DateSaburo Date
Kōji FujiyamaKōji Fujiyama
Tatsuya IshiguroTatsuya IshiguroWaheiji, leader of the chasers
Nobu KawaguchiNobu Kawaguchi
Toranosuke Tennojisumo wrestler from Ekoin Temple
Teruko ŌmiTeruko Ōmi

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