Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965)
Blind swordsman Zatoichi, jailed briefly, is implored by another prisoner to aid him in proving his innocence of a crime for which he is sentenced to death. Zatoichi is reluctant to get involved, because he knows how often such involvement has led to trouble in the past. But events conspire to thrust him repeatedly into involvement, and gradually he comes to believe in the man's innocence and determines to free him.
Director:
Kazuo Mori
Writer:
Shozaburo Asai
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Shintarō Katsu as Zatoichi |
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Kanbi Fujiyama as Monk Hyakutaro |
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Eiko Taki as Oyone |
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Kenjirō Ishiyama as Boss Jubei Araiso |
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Yukio Horikita as |
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Hajime Koshikawa as |
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Sachiko Murase as Shimazo’s wife |
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Tokio Oki as |
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Masako Akeboshi as Ochiyo |
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Ryūzō Shimada as Yakuza boss |
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Kōichi Mizuhara as Shimazo Kitase |
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Jun Katsumura as |
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Kayo Mikimoto as |
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Manabu Morita as |
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Gen Harada as |
| Directing | Kazuo Mori | Director |
| Camera | Hiroshi Imai | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Toshio Taniguchi | Editor |
| Art | Seiichi Ōta | Art Direction |
| Writing | Shozaburo Asai | Screenplay |
| Sound | Seitaro Omori | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Kan Shimozawa | Original Story |
| Production | Sadao Zaizen | Producer |