Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)

Name: Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Genre: Adventure, Action, Drama
Released: 1970-08-12
Duration: 96 min
Cast: Shintarō Katsu, Tatsuya Nakadai, Reiko Ōhara, Masayuki Mori, Shinnosuke Ikehata

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.

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Released 1970-08-12 · 96 min · Adventure, Action, Drama

Directed by Kenji Misumi

Part of Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection

Cast

Shintarō Katsu as Zatoichi
Tatsuya Nakadai as Ronin
Reiko Ōhara as Okiyo
Masayuki Mori as Boss Yamikubo
Shinnosuke Ikehata as Umeji
Kazuko Yoshiyuki as Wife
Kō Nishimura as Migi
Ryūnosuke Kaneda as Boss Kuroko
Kunie Tanaka
Osami Nabe
Jun Nagasawa
Toshie Shoji
Reiji Shoji
Yōsuke Kondō
Kenzō Tabu as (uncredited)