Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

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Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

1965

1h 27m

6.7(43 votes)

Adventure

Action

Drama

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.

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Daiei Film

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi

Mikio Narita

Mikio Narita

Tadasu Jumonji

Kaneko Iwasaki

Kaneko Iwasaki

Otane

Gaku Yamamoto

Gaku Yamamoto

Tomonoshin Sagawa

Saburo Date

Saburo Date

Tatsuo Endō

Tatsuo Endō

Yakuza boss of Ejimaya

Takuya Fujioka

Takuya Fujioka

Ryo Horikawa

Ryo Horikawa

Rokkō Toura

Rokkō Toura

Kanae Kobayashi

Kanae Kobayashi

Widow Tarozaemon

Creative team

Directed by: Kenji Misumi
Written by: Daisuke Itō
Produced by: Hisashi Okuda

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