ZATOICHI #18:ZATOICHI & THE FU

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• Release Year: 1968
• Genre: Action/Adventure; Drama; Foreign; Martial Arts
• Plot: With 25 film sequels and upwards 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 Japan's most time-honored screen personas, Zatoichi is, to this day, the ultimate everyman anti-hero.; ; Zatoichi falls in with a group of bandits in a small village. From their hiding place, the criminals control the town's activities through a corrupt police official, who runs the town's sweatshop where young women are forced to work in brutal slavery. Zatoichi steps in to deal with the gang in this thrilling nonstop action film, which features dazzling swordplay, superb performances, and a thrilling climax.
• Cast: Shintarô Katsu; Kayo Mikimoto; Kyôsuke Machida; Takashi Shimura; Akifumi Inoue; Jôtarô Sen'nami; Hisataro Hojo; Hôsei Komatsu; Koichi Mizuhara; Kazuo Yamamoto; Ryuji Funabashi; Shôzô Nanbu; Yukio Horikita; Seishirô Hara; Rieko Oda; Yukari Mizumachi; Teruko Oumi; Yumiko Nogawa; Kimiyoshi Yasuda; Kinya Naoi; Kan Shimozawa
• Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda
• Runtime: 1:22
• Company: Daiei, Home Vision Entertainment, Janus Films
• Media Format: Movie