Zatoichi on the Road

Original title: Zatôichi kenka-tabi

1963
PG
1h 25m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

2.1K

YOUR RATING

Samurai Action Adventure Drama

Zatoichi promises to deliver a maiden safely home but finds two dangerous gangs have a mysterious interest in the young girl.Zatoichi promises to deliver a maiden safely home but finds two dangerous gangs have a mysterious interest in the young girl.Zatoichi promises to deliver a maiden safely home but finds two dangerous gangs have a mysterious interest in the young girl.

Director
- Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Writers
- Minoru Inuzuka
- Kan Shimozawa
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

2.1K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Writers
- Minoru Inuzuka
- Kan Shimozawa
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Zatoichi's katana is a shikomizue. This is a sword which is concealed within a wooden cane, thus the cane itself is both handle and scabbard.

Goofs
The string attached to the dragonfly is visible as it lands on a bush next to Zatoichi and Mitsu, who are being attacked, and also when it returns after the fight.

Quotes
Zatôichi: You can fool my eyes, but not my ears. Darkness is my ally.

Connections
Featured in Best in Action: 1963 (2019)

User reviews9

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Masterful samurai among the masterless (those hapless choppers who should have remained so)

Fierce fighter, but humble, deferential to a fault, carefully rewards goodness only when he cannot be thanked, protective of innocents --- much like our finest cowboy heroes (Shane, Coop in Noon, Clint).

My wife likes The Shield for the same reasons she likes Hollywood's version of Cosa Nostra: protect the innocent, swiftly and without recourse punish the guilty.

If Michael Corleone ran the justice system, would O.J. be playing golf? Would the beaten, threatened common-law wife be turned away from the police station with "until he actually kills you, the ACLU won't allow us to do anything?"

Just saw the first sequel episode, #2. The print I found appears to be a crude chop job by Janus Films, that marketer having rudely hacked off the correct ending.