Action ·Drama ·Adventure · Japan · 1964 · 1h 23m

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

座頭市千両首

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold poster
Director
Kazuo Ikehiro
Cast
Shintarō Katsu as Zatoichi Shōgo Shimada as Chuji Kunisada Mikiko Tsubouchi as Ochiyo Machiko Hasegawa as Ogin Tomisaburō Wakayama as Jushiro (as Jo Kenzaburo) Tatsuya Ishiguro as Enzo
Crew
Kazuo Miyagawa — Director of Photography Takashi Taniguchi — Editor Ichirō Saitō — Original Music Composer Shozaburo Asai — Screenplay Akikazu Ota — Screenplay Shozaburo Asai — Producer
Synopsis

Ichi travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed two years ago. When some tax money is stolen while in transit to the governor he is accused and sets out to find the money and clear his name.

Mood & Themes
japansamuraicorruptionyakuzasequelswordsmanzatoichijidaigekiedo period
Key Collaborators
Kazuo Ikehiro Director Kazuo Miyagawa Director of Photography Takashi Taniguchi Editor Ichirō Saitō Original Music Composer Shozaburo Asai Screenplay Akikazu Ota Screenplay Shozaburo Asai Producer
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