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Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)

★ 6.7/10 87 min Adventure, Action, Drama Japan Japanese

Director: Kenji Misumi

Screenplay by: Daisuke Itō
Original Story: Kan Shimozawa

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Description

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.

Top Cast

Shintarō Katsu Zatoichi

Mikio Narita Tadasu Jumonji

Kaneko Iwasaki Otane

Gaku Yamamoto Tomonoshin Sagawa

Saburo Date

Tatsuo Endō Yakuza boss of Ejimaya

Takuya Fujioka

Ryo Horikawa

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