Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

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Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

1964

1h 23m

6.9(59 votes)

Action

Drama

Adventure

Overview

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.

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Daiei Film

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi

Shōgo Shimada

Shōgo Shimada

Chuji Kunisada

Mikiko Tsubouchi

Mikiko Tsubouchi

Ochiyo

Machiko Hasegawa

Machiko Hasegawa

Ogin

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Jushiro (as Jo Kenzaburo)

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Enzo

Matasaburô Niwa

Matasaburô Niwa

Asataro

Hikosaburo Kataoka

Iwajiro

Shinjirō Asano

Saburo Date

Saburo Date

Creative team

Directed by: Kazuo Ikehiro
Written by: Shozaburo Asai
Akikazu Ota
Produced by: Shozaburo Asai

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