Zatoichi the Fugitive

Overview

After arriving in the town of Shimonita, Ichi finds that a price has been put on his head by a local yakuza boss. He's drawn into a trap, but after hearing of the slaying of a former love, Ichi furiously fights his way through the entire clan to face the killer, a hired ronin.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 9, 1963

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Daiei Film

Cast

Shintarō Katsu,Miwa Takada,Masayo Banri,Katsuhiko Kobayashi,Jun'ichirō Narita,Tōru Abe,San'emon Arashi,Yūji Hamada,Sumao Ishihara,Jun Katsumuraand 10 more

Director

Tokuzō Tanaka

Writer

Seiji Hoshikawa,Kan Shimozawa

Producer

Masaichi Nagata,Ikuo Kubodera

Cinematography

Chikashi Makiura

Music

Akira Ifukube

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0057715