Zatoichi's Conspiracy

Overview

Zatoichi, the famed blind swordsman, returns to his home village for the first time in many years. He is befriended by Omiyo, who had the same wet-nurse as Zatoichi. He also encounters a boyhood friend, Shinbei, who is now wealthy and appears not to remember Zatoichi. Shinbei seems to be interested in repaying the villagers' debts, but is, in reality, manipulating the ownership of a now valuable rock quarry. Zatoichi learns of the subterfuge and confronts his old friend, who has a score of yakuza swordsmen backing his play.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 21, 1973

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

TOHO,Katsu Production

Cast

Shintarō Katsu,Yukiyo Toake,Takashi Shimura,Eiji Okada,Kei Satō,Yoshio Tsuchiya,Rie Yokoyama,Tatsuo Endō,Shiro Kishibe,Goro Kumonand 20 more

Director

Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Writer

Kei Hattori,Kan Shimozawa

Producer

Shintarō Katsu,Hiroyoshi Nishioka

Cinematography

Chikashi Makiura

Music

Akira Ifukube

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0072439