Zatoichi at Large (1972)
Blind masseur and master swordsman Zatoichi finds a robbed and fatally wounded pregnant woman, whose baby he delivers before she dies. He takes the baby in search of its father and finds the child's aunt, who is about to be forced into prostitution for want of a payment the dead mother was bringing. Zatoichi determines to save the woman from her cruel fate.
Director:
Kazuo Mori
Writer:
Kinya Naoi
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Shintarō Katsu as Zatoichi |
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Rentaro Mikuni as Boss Tetsugoro |
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Hisaya Morishige as Constable Tobei |
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Etsushi Takahashi as Denjuro |
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Naoko Ohtani as Oyae |
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Osamu Sakai as Seiji |
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Renji Ishibashi as Gonroku |
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Katsutoshi Akiyama as |
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Shōki Fukae as |
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Tsutomu Hashimoto as |
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Keizo Kanie as |
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Kazuo Mortuchi as |
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Jun Katsumura as Rowdy horse puller |
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Shintarō Nanjō as |
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Ken K. Okamoto as |
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Jun Satomi as |
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Sōji Shibata as |
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Shigako Shimegi as Dice thrower |
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Takumi Shinjo as |
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Nikaku Shōfukutei as Monkey trainer |
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Reiji Shoji as Duo performer husband |
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Utae Shōji as Duo performer wife |
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Osamu Ōkawa as |
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Teruko Ōmi as Baby caretaker |
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Jun Ōsugi as |
| Directing | Kazuo Mori | Director |
| Production | Shintarō Katsu | Producer |
| Sound | Kunihiko Murai | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Fujio Morita | Director of Photography |
| Art | Seiichi Ōta | Art Direction |
| Production | Hiroyoshi Nishioka | Producer |
| Writing | Kan Shimozawa | Original Story |
| Writing | Kinya Naoi | Screenplay |
| Editing | Toshio Taniguchi | Editor |