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Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)

Movie ★ 6.7 87 min

Adventure Action Drama

Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning.

Kenji Misumi Director

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Released
December 24, 1965
Runtime
87 min
IMDb
tt0059942
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Cast

Shintarō Katsu Shintarō Katsu Zatoichi Mikio Narita Mikio Narita Tadasu Jumonji Kaneko Iwasaki Kaneko Iwasaki Otane Gaku Yamamoto Gaku Yamamoto Tomonoshin Sagawa Saburo Date Saburo Date Tatsuo Endō Tatsuo Endō Yakuza boss of Ejimaya Takuya Fujioka Takuya Fujioka Ryo Horikawa Ryo Horikawa Rokkō Toura Rokkō Toura Kanae Kobayashi Kanae Kobayashi Widow Tarozaemon Fujio Suga Fujio Suga Injury prone Banyu yakuza Rokkō Toura Rokkō Toura Crippled yakuza Yukiko Takabayashi Yukiko Takabayashi Kume Naomi Fujiyama Naomi Fujiyama Miki Taro Marui Roppei Ryūtarō Gomi Ryūtarō Gomi Keiko Koyanagi Keiko Koyanagi Ichirō Yamamoto

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Frequently asked questions

What is Zatoichi and the Chess Expert about?
Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning.
Who directed Zatoichi and the Chess Expert?
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert was directed by Kenji Misumi.
Who stars in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert?
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert stars Shintarō Katsu, Mikio Narita, Kaneko Iwasaki, Gaku Yamamoto.
When was Zatoichi and the Chess Expert released?
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert is a 1965 adventure, action, drama film.
Where can I watch Zatoichi and the Chess Expert?
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