Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
1970•1h 36m•6.8•Released
AdventureActionDrama
The blind masseuse is targeted by the leader of a powerful yakuza group while also fending off a jealous husband bent on revenge. Zatoichi tours Edo's underground via a rousing onsen fight scene, gambling houses and the gender-bending character of Umeji, before a final, flame-filled conflagration.
Director
Kenji Misumi
Writer
Yamada Takayuki, Shintarō Katsu
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Katsu Production
Cast
Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Tatsuya Nakadai
Ronin
Reiko Ōhara
Okiyo
Masayuki Mori
Boss Yamikubo
Shinnosuke Ikehata
Umeji
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Wife
Kō Nishimura
Migi
Ryūnosuke Kaneda
Boss Kuroko
Kunie Tanaka
Osami Nabe
Jun Nagasawa
Toshie Shoji
Reiji Shoji
Yōsuke Kondō
Kenzō Tabu
(uncredited)
Production
Company
Katsu Production
Company
Dainichi-Eihai
Company
Daiei Film
Producer
Shintarō Katsu
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