Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)

12/08/1970
Adventure, Action, Drama
1h 36m

Overview

The blind masseuse is targeted by the leader of a powerful yakuza group while also fending off a jealous husband bent on revenge. Zatoichi tours Edo's underground via a rousing onsen fight scene, gambling houses and the gender-bending character of Umeji, before a final, flame-filled conflagration.

  • Kenji MisumiDirector
  • Yamada TakayukiScreenplay
  • Shintarō KatsuScreenplay
  • Original Title

    座頭市あばれ火祭り

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

Keywords

  • samurai
  • katana
  • zatoichi
  • ronin

Top Billed Cast

Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Ronin

Reiko Ōhara

Reiko Ōhara

Okiyo

Masayuki Mori

Masayuki Mori

Boss Yamikubo

Shinnosuke Ikehata

Shinnosuke Ikehata

Umeji

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Wife

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Migi

Ryūnosuke Kaneda

Ryūnosuke Kaneda

Boss Kuroko

Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Osami Nabe

Osami Nabe

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