ZATOICHI THE BLIND SWORDSMAN, VOL. 12 - ZATOICHI AND THE CHESS EXPERT

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• Release Year: 1965
• 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 and the Chess Expert is a visual feast of swordplay and relentless action. The blind swordsman befriends a wandering, chess-loving, battle-thirsty samurai and helps a young girl who has been accidentally wounded in a brutal sword fight. This spectacular film, photographed in gorgeous color and directed by samurai specialist Kenji Misumi, shows Zatoichi at his best: battling rival yakuza and angry relatives seeking retribution.
• Cast: Shintarô Katsu, Mikio Narita, Chizu Hayashi, Kaneko Iwasaki, Gaku Yamamoto, Tatsuo Endô, Kanae Kobayashi, Fujio Suga, Kenji Misumi, Daisuke Itô, Kan Shimozawa
• Director: Kenji Misumi
• Runtime: 1:27
• Company: Daiei, Home Vision Entertainment, Janus Films
• Media Format: Movie