Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that "Taichi" was the man's young son. Along his travels he also met a blind monk who makes Zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. In trying to help the town, Zatoichi kills some gangsters and becomes a hero to the boy. He must make a choice of whether to use non-violence and set a good example, or violence and set the boy on the wrong path in life.
Credits
Zatoichi's Vengeance Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Kei Sato
He was 37, 81 years old when he died
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as Boss Gonzo |
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Shigeru Amachi
He was 35, 54 years old when he died
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as Genpachiro Kuroda |
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Jun Hamamura
He was 60, 89 years old when he died
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as Blind Biwa Priest |
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Shintaro Katsu
He was 34, 65 years old when he died
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as Zatoichi |
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Kôichi Mizuhara
He was 57, 60 years old when he died
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as Joshuya |
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Kanae Kobayashi
She was 78, 72 years old when she died
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as Tamekichi's mother |
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Mayumi Ogawa
She was 26, now 84 years old
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as Cho / Shino |
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Gen Kimura
He was 33, now 91 years old
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as Tamekichi |
Zatoichi's Vengeance Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Kan Shimosawa as Original Story. He was 74 (76) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Tokuzô Tanaka as Director. He was 40 (82) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Kazuo Miyagawa as Director of Photography. He was 58 (90) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Yoshinobu Nishioka as Production Design. He was 43 (97) years old when He died
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Art |
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Hajime Takaiwa as Screenplay. He was 55 (89) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Akira Ifukube as Original Music Composer. He was 51 (91) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Ikuo Kubodera as Producer. |
Production |
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Kanji Suganuma as Editor. |
Editing |
