Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)

  • NR
  • 02/04/1989 (JP)
  • Action, Drama
  • 1h 56m

Overview

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.

Tsutomu Nakamura

Screenplay

Kan Shimozawa

Story

Shintarō Katsu

Screenplay, Director

Tatsumi Ichiyama

Screenplay

Cast

Shintarō Katsu's headshot

Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi
Kanako Higuchi's headshot

Kanako Higuchi

Boss Han Bosatsu
Takanori Jinnai's headshot

Takanori Jinnai

Inspector Hanshu
Ryuutarô Gan's headshot

Ryuutarô Gan

Boss Goemon
Yuya Uchida's headshot

Yuya Uchida

Boss Akabei
Toyomi Kusano's headshot

Toyomi Kusano

Ume
Tsurutaro Kataoka's headshot

Tsurutaro Kataoka

Tsuru
Miho Nakayama's headshot

Miho Nakayama

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