Name: Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Director: Shintarō Katsu
Genre: Action, Drama, Adventure
Released: 1989-02-04
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Shintarō Katsu, Kanako Higuchi, Takanori Jinnai, Ryûtarô Gan, Yuya Uchida

Part of a Collection: Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection

The colossally popular Zatoichi films make up the longest-running action series in Japanese history and created one of the screen’s great heroes: an itinerant blind masseur who also happens to be a lightning-fast swordsman. As this iconic figure, the charismatic and earthy Shintaro Katsu became an instant superstar, lending a larger-than-life presence to the thrilling adventures of a man who lives staunchly by a code of honor and delivers justice in every town and village he enters.

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Zatoichi - The Blind Swordsman (1989) - Trailer

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Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

IMDb 6.4 1989

Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.

Part of a Collection: Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection

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