Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
Ichi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father, an artist living in a nearby town. After arriving in the town, Ichi finds out that the father has been forced by a local boss to create illegal pornography to pay off his gambling debts. Ichi makes it his mission to save the man and reunite the family, even though it brings him into conflict with a samurai he sort of befriended on his way to the town.
Director:
Kenji Misumi
Writer:
Ryōzō Kasahara
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Shintarō Katsu as Zatoichi |
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Jūshirō Konoe as Tajuro Akazuka |
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Miwa Takada as Omitsu |
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Yukiji Asaoka as Tomoe |
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Mikiko Tsubouchi as Osen |
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Mie Nakao as Miyuki |
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Takao Itō as Shokichi |
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Asao Koike as Boss Gonzo |
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Midori Isomura as Omine |
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Tatsuo Matsumura as Tahe |
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Eitarō Ozawa as Torikoshi |
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Jōtarō Senba as Chokichi |
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Kōjirō Kusanagi as Kurisu |
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Kenzō Tabu as Kanai of Manzo |
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Osami Nabe as Dice Player Hanzo |
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Akihisa Toda as Shinnosuke Emi |
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Kōji Fujiyama as Gokishi |
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Kōichi Mizuhara as Minowa of Sobe |
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Ikuko Mōri as Waitress at Fukube |
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Shōsaku Sugiyama as Naruyama |
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Yūsaku Terashima as |
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Shintarō Nanjō as |
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Kōichi Itō as |
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Ikkei Tamaki as |
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Yukio Horikita as |
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Tokio Oki as |
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Shin'ya Saitô as |
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Kanae Kobayashi as |
| Directing | Kenji Misumi | Director |
| Production | Masaichi Nagata | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Chikashi Makiura | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Toshio Taniguchi | Editor |
| Art | Shigenori Shimoishizaka | Art Direction |
| Directing | Toshikata Tomoeda | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Kan Shimozawa | Original Story |
| Writing | Ryōzō Kasahara | Screenplay |
| Sound | Iwao Ōtani | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Reijiro Yamashita | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Ikuo Kubodera | Producer |
| Crew | Shôhei Miyauchi | Martial Arts Choreographer |