Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)

  • NR
  • 12/24/1965 (JP)
  • Adventure, Action, Drama
  • 1h 27m

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.

Kenji Misumi

Director

Daisuke Itō

Screenplay

Cast

Shintarō Katsu's headshot

Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi
Mikio Narita's headshot

Mikio Narita

Tadasu Jumonji
Chizu Hayashi's headshot

Chizu Hayashi

Kume
Kaneko Iwasaki's headshot

Kaneko Iwasaki

Otane
Gaku Yamamoto's headshot

Gaku Yamamoto

Tomonoshin Sagawa
Saburo Date's headshot

Saburo Date

Tatsuo Endō's headshot

Tatsuo Endō

Yakuza boss of Ejimaya
Takuya Fujioka's headshot

Takuya Fujioka

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