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Synopsis: Blind masseur and master swordsman, Zatoichi, is tired of killing. He journeys to his old village looking for peace, but is pursued by the brother of Boss Kanbei, a man he's killed. Back home, Ichi connects with Banno, his teacher, who seeks prestige and has arranged for his younger sister, Yayoi, to marry into a wealthy samurai family. Ichi and Yayoi realize they are in love, but Ichi's request for her hand meets with Banno's derision. Ichi is also drawn into Banno's plot to kidnap the son of a wealthy man, ostensibly to aid the Mito Goblins, a gang of thieves on the run; but Banno wants to keep the ransom. Ichi wants harmony and love, but can he escape a destiny of violence?
Genre: Action, Drama
Director(s): Tokuzô Tanaka
Production: Criterion Collection
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.5
NOT RATED
Year:
1963
91 min
99 Views


what l've just said, compensate

them first, and then deal with me!

Are you going to give them

their money back, or not?

A gang of thieves!

As you say, they're a bunch

of thieves. Aren't you Zatoichi?

I see someone who understands

has arrived.

Everyone, come here. It looks like

you're going to get your money back.

This is a serious boss.

As an apology, he'll give you 2-3

times what you were robbed.

Come, come here,

and say your thanks.

Thank you.

We have to part here.

We'll meet again someday.

Missus, don't be discouraged, good luck.

You too, take care.

Ichi-san, seeing you again

has encouraged me.

Next time we meet,

I'm not going to look so pitiful.

Of course not! You have

such a fine wife and child.

I do.

Next time we meet, I too,

am going to become an honest man.

Take care. Good luck.

- Welcome back! The boss is back.

- Welcome home.

- Yasuhiko, welcome.

- We just met outside.

I'd like to be a guest

in your house tonight.

What happened to this door?

Just now there was one

by the name of Zatoichi here.

- Where is he? Where did he go?

- He was heading west.

I'll explain later, but now

there's no time to waste.

Zatoichi!

What do you want?

I'm Sekiya Kanbei's younger brother.

Kanbei's?

I've searched for you,

and l've found you at last.

Put on your weapon.

I'm waiting. Prepare yourself.

Really?

Can't you wait for a man

to put on his sandals?

Brother of Kanbei!

I did kill your brother.

But do you know why

I had to kill him?

I'm sure it was my brother's fault,

and I'm sure you had your reasons.

But I don't care what they were.

I can't overlook a blind man

killing a seeing one!

I'm not trying to justify

my brother, or revenge him.

But this has to be settled

in the Yakuza way.

I see. In that case, I'll fight.

Who's that?

Ichi, do you recognize my voice?

That voice...

We meet in a peculiar situation.

Sensei, it's been so long.

Stop this stupid fight!

You started it, didn't you?

Who are you?

I'm the man who taught lchi here

how to use a sword.

As the case may be,

I sometimes stand in for my pupils.

Stay out of this!

Don't be a sore loser.

Consider this as saving your life,

and put your sword away!

Ichi, come, let's have a drink.

Will you overlook

what happened here tonight?

No way! Come back when

you finish your business.

We'll be waiting for you.

Go!

I'm back.

Welcome home.

I've brought an unexpected

guest with me tonight.

- Who is he?

- lchi, the blind man.

Ichi-san!

Good evening, miss.

Really unexpected.

Please, come in, come in.

Welcome back!

Did you all practice hard

while I was gone?

Yes!

- Yayoi, give me some water.

- Yes.

And make some tea for lchi.

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Minoru Inuzuka

Minoru Inuzuka (犬塚 稔, Inuzuka Minoru, 15 February 1901 – 17 September 2007) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Starting out as a screenwriter at Shochiku in 1924, he also participated in the production of Teinosuke Kinugasa's A Page of Madness. When Chōjirō Hayashi (later known as Kazuo Hasegawa) became a jidaigeki star at Shochiku, Inuzuka directed many of his films. After World War II, Inuzuka returned to specializing in screenplays and was known for his scripts for the Zatoichi series. He published his autobiography in 2002, and died in 2007 at the age of 106. When he died, he was called the last surviving director to have directed a silent film in the 1920s. Inuzuka wrote scripts for over 150 films and directed over 50. more…

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