Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)
After arriving in the town of Shimonita, Ichi finds that a price has been put on his head by a local yakuza boss. He's drawn into a trap, but after hearing of the slaying of a former love, Ichi furiously fights his way through the entire clan to face the killer, a hired ronin.
Director:
Tokuzō Tanaka
Writer:
Seiji Hoshikawa
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Shintarō Katsu as Zatoichi |
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Miwa Takada as Onobu |
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Masayo Banri as Otane |
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Katsuhiko Kobayashi as |
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Jun'ichirō Narita as Sakichi |
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Tōru Abe as Boss Yagiri Tokyuro |
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San'emon Arashi as |
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Yūji Hamada as |
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Sumao Ishihara as |
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Jun Katsumura as Wrestling yakuza |
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Kōichi Mizuhara as Boss Unosuke |
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Yasuhiro Mizukami as Boss Tamamura |
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Sachiko Murase as Maki |
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Hiroshi Nawa as |
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Tokio Oki as |
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Mitsusaburō Ramon as |
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Ikkei Tamaki as |
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Yōko Wakasugi as |
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Teruko Ōmi as Innkeeper maid |
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Jutarō Hōjō as Tanakura |
| Directing | Tokuzō Tanaka | Director |
| Production | Masaichi Nagata | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Chikashi Makiura | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Hiroshi Yamada | Editor |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Seiji Hoshikawa | Screenplay |
| Production | Ikuo Kubodera | Producer |
| Writing | Kan Shimozawa | Original Story |
| Art | Seiichi Ōta | Art Direction |