ZATOICHI, EPISODE 4: THE FUGITIVE (WIDESCREEN) [SUBTITLED] [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 1963
• Genre: Action/Adventure; Drama; Foreign; Martial Arts
• Plot: With 26 film sequels and updwards of 100 TV episodes. Shintaro Katsu is the legendary Zatoichi! He's a low ranking blind masseur who lives by the Yakuza code and answers his foes with a deadly cane sword. By far, one of Japanese cinema's most time-honored screen personas. Zatoichi is, to this day, the ultimate anti-hero and champion of the common man.; ; Zatoichi seeks bloody vengeance on a ruthless gang and a powerful ronin in episode four of the Blind Swordsman series. Arriving in the village of Shimonita, Ichi learns that a local gang has placed a bounty on his head. A powerful hired ronin attacks Ichi and nearly claims his life, but when a defenseless woman is slain by the assassin, Ichi can no longer control his rage. After laying waste to the entire gang, Ichi's final duel becomes a deadly meeting of the samurai's superior swordsmanship and the blind masseur's unbridled rage.
• Cast: Shintarô Katsu; Miwa Takada; Masayo Banri; Tôru Abe; Jun Katsumura; Koichi Mizuhara; Yasuhiro Mizukami; Sachiko Murase; Teruko Ômi; Tokuzô Tanaka; Seiji Hoshikawa; Kan Shimozawa
• Director: Tokuzô Tanaka
• Runtime: 1:31
• Company: Daiei, Home Vision Entertainment, Janus Films
• Media Format: Movie