Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
1965 · Movie · 87 min · ★ 6.7
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.
Also known as Zatoichi 12: Zatoichi and the Chess Expert · Zatôichi 12 Zatôichi and the Chess Expert
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Details
- Years
- 1965
- Release date
- 1965-12-24
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 87 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (42 votes)
Themes
- samurai
- sword
- sequel
- zatoichi
Cast & crew
Shintarō Katsu
as Zatoichi
Mikio Narita
as Tadasu Jumonji
Kaneko Iwasaki
as Otane
Gaku Yamamoto
as Tomonoshin Sagawa
Saburo Date
Tatsuo Endō
as Yakuza boss of Ejimaya
Takuya Fujioka
Ryo Horikawa
Rokkō Toura
as Crippled yakuza
Kanae Kobayashi
as Widow Tarozaemon
Directed by Kenji Misumi