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    Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

    6.7/10
    1965
    1h 27m
    AdventureActionDrama

    Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning.

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    Cast & Crew

    Director

    Kenji Misumi
    Shintarō Katsu

    Shintarō Katsu

    Zatoichi

    Mikio Narita

    Mikio Narita

    Tadasu Jumonji

    Kaneko Iwasaki

    Kaneko Iwasaki

    Otane

    Gaku Yamamoto

    Gaku Yamamoto

    Tomonoshin Sagawa

    Saburo Date

    Saburo Date

    Tatsuo Endō

    Tatsuo Endō

    Yakuza boss of Ejimaya

    Takuya Fujioka

    Takuya Fujioka

    Ryo Horikawa

    Ryo Horikawa

    Rokkō Toura

    Rokkō Toura

    Kanae Kobayashi

    Kanae Kobayashi

    Widow Tarozaemon

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