Zatôichi kyojo tabi (Zatoichi, Crazy Journey)
1963 · Movie · 86 min. · Japan
Blind swordsman/masseur Ichi (known as Zatoichi, or "Masseur Ichi") angers a local yakuza gang when he defeats several of them in a wrestling match. When he finds that his long lost love Tane is nearby and romantically involved with a tough samurai in the employ of the gang, he remains in the village. Meanwhile, the young heir to the leadership is forced to confront his own fear and weakness when the gang insists he fight Ichi.
Direction Tokuzo Tanaka
Cast Shintarô Katsu · Miwa Takada · Masayo Banri · Junichiro Narita · Katsuhiko Kobayashi · Toru Abe · Jutaru Hojo · Jun Katsumura · Koichi Mizuhara · Yasuhiro Mizukami · Sachiko Murase · Hiroshi Nawa · Teruko Omi
Soundtrack Akira Ifukube
Screenplay Seiji Hoshikawa · Kan Shimozawa
Cinematography Chisi Makiura
Original title Zatôichi kyojo tabi
Also known as Zatôichi 4 · Masseur Ichi, the Fugitive · Zatoichi the Fugitive
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87 votes (FilmAffinity)
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