Film
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
1965· 1h 27m· Action· Adventure· Drama
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.
1965-12-24
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Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorKenji Misumi
ScreenplayDaisuke Itō
ProducerHisashi Okuda
Director of PhotographyChikashi Makiura
Original Music ComposerAkira Ifukube
EditorKanji Suganuma
Full cast & crew (18 cast · 8 crew)
Details
Released1965-12-24
Runtime1h 27m
StatusReleased
StudiosDaiei Film
LanguagesJapanese
CountriesJapan
Rating6.7/10 · 43 votes
Original languageja
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