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Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)

Original Title: 座頭市

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Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

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Synopsis

Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.

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Cast

Shintarō Katsu
Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi

Kanako Higuchi
Kanako Higuchi

Boss Han Bosatsu

Takanori Jinnai
Takanori Jinnai

Inspector Hanshu

Ryûtarô Gan
Ryûtarô Gan

Boss Goemon

Yūya Uchida
Yūya Uchida

Boss Akabei

Toyomi Kusano
Toyomi Kusano

Ume

Tsurutaro Kataoka
Tsurutaro Kataoka

Tsuru

Miho Nakayama
Miho Nakayama
Ken Ogata
Ken Ogata

Ronin

Norihei Miki
Norihei Miki

Zatôichi's Friend

Joe Yamanaka
Joe Yamanaka

Kuruma Sukezaemon

Rikiya Yasuoka
Rikiya Yasuoka
Gō Awazu
Gō Awazu
Daisuke Ban
Daisuke Ban
Takashi Ebata
Takashi Ebata
Shinzō Hotta
Shinzō Hotta
Mayumi Fujii
Mayumi Fujii
Eugene Harada
Eugene Harada
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Tsuneyuki Hasegawa
Tsuneyuki Hasegawa

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