The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)
Ein Jahr nach den Geschehnissen des ersten Teils kehrt Zatoichi (Shintaro Katsu) in das Dörfchen Iioka zurück, um dort im Tempel für den von ihm getöteten Ronin Hirate Miki zu beten. Doch dabei sind ihm die Häscher eines ranghohen Lords auf den Fersen, welchen Zatoichi zuvor massiert hatte und dabei seine geistige Behinderung entdeckte. Um diese peinliche Enthüllung zu verdecken heuern die Samurai den Yakuza-Boss Kanbei (Sonosuke Sawamura) an, um Zatoichi für immer zum Schweigen zu bringen. Um es noch schlimmer zu machen, befindet sich zu selben Zeit auch Zatoichis eigener Bruder Yoshiro (Tomisaburo Wakayama) im Dorf und trachtet Ichi nach dem Leben. Im Streit um eine Frau hatte Zatoichi den eigenen Bruder einst zum Krüppel geschlagen.
Der Regisseur:
森一生
Der Autor:
犬塚稔
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Shintarō Katsu as Zatoichi |
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水谷八重子(二代目) as Osetsu |
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万里昌代 as Otane |
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Tomisaburō Wakayama as Nagisa no Yoshiro |
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中村裕 as Kagami no Sanzo |
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澤村宗之助 as Seki no Kanbei |
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杉山昌三九 as Tamigoro |
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山路義人 as Yahei |
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柳永二郎 as Sukegoro Hanoka |
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春本富士夫 as Lord Kuroda of Echizen |
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水原浩一 as Kanzo |
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Saburo Date as Mirosuke |
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南條新太郎 as Samon Shiraishi |
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南部彰三 as Gouemon Kashiya |
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十一代目 嵐三右衛門 as Kai Yoshida |
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愛原光一 as |
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Jun Arimura as |
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四代目 淺尾奧山 as |
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Katsuyoshi Baba as |
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Takaji Fukui as |
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浜田雄史 as |
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Akiko Inoue as |
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春日清 as |
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木村元 as |
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Kenji Morita as |
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森内一夫 as |
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Saburō Nagaoka as |
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沖時男 as |
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Taizô Sengoku as |
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Sōji Shibata as |
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Akira Shiga as |
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Ichirō Takakura as |
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Toshihiko Takeguchi as |
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玉置一恵 as |
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Takashi Teramura as |
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Susumu Wakahara as |
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若杉曜子 as |
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Takeshi Yabuuchi as |
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横山文彦 as |
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Kazuo Ōbayashi as |
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Jun Ōsugi as |
| Sound | Ichirō Saitō | Original Music Composer |
| Art | 太田誠一 | Art Direction |
| Directing | 森一生 | Director |
| Production | 久保寺生郎 | Executive Producer |
| Camera | 本多省三 | Director of Photography |
| Art | Osamu Jô | Set Designer |
| Sound | Noburu Kurashima | Sound Effects Editor |
| Lighting | Sadaichi Itô | Gaffer |
| Sound | 林土太郎 | Sound |
| Crew | Shôhei Miyauchi | Martial Arts Choreographer |
| Directing | 井上昭 | Assistant Director |
| Writing | 犬塚稔 | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kan Shimozawa | Original Story |
| Editing | Takashi Taniguchi | Editor |