An impoverished blind masseur becomes a mercenary swordsman, to gain basic respect. The first of novelist Kan Shimozawa’s Zatoichi series: 26 films, a TV series and a play, all but two starring controversial singer/producer/director Shintaro Katsu. First of six Zatoichi films directed by Kenji Misumi. The shrewd Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighboring town’s smaller gang is brewing. The broke ex-masseur “Ichi” immediately wins big, by taking advantage of local bakuto’s cheating, after they scoff at his asking to join a dice game. The larger horde, who have been given carte blanche by the local governor, summoned Zatoichi. Zatoichi hates the fact that he’s become an outlaw, so he strikes up a friendship with the other gang’s honorable hired samurai, who has TB.
Also Known As (AKA): O Conto de Zatoichi, Zatôichi, le masseur aveugle, La storia di Zatoichi, Zatoichi: The Life and Opinion of Masseur Ichi
File Name : Zatoichi.monogatari.AKA.The.Tale.of.Zatoichi.1962.mkv
File Size : 2.18 GB / 2231.94 MB
Resolution : 1024×430
Duration : 01:36:20
Video : AVC, 3 045 kb/s, 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS
Audio : AC-3, 192 kb/s (CBR), 48.0 kHz, 1 channel, 1 stream
Quality: BRRip
Language: Japanese
Subs: English (embedded)
Country: Japan
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama