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Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

Dec 24, 1965 · 1h 27m
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Adventure
Action
Drama

PLOT

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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CAST

Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Mikio Narita
Tadasu Jumonji
Kaneko Iwasaki
Otane
Gaku Yamamoto
Tomonoshin Sagawa
Saburo Date
Tatsuo Endō
Yakuza boss of Ejimaya
Takuya Fujioka
Ryo Horikawa
Directed by Kenji Misumi

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
JA
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Daiei Film
Country
JP

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