Samaritan Zatoichi

You roam as Zatoichi, a blind masseur with a quick blade. A fatal error leads to a debt, paid in full by a grieving sister, but then a yakuza thirsts for more. Misumi lets snow fall to mute the violence. A somber mood lingers.

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Kenji Misumi directed Samaritan Zatoichi in 1968. See Kenji Misumi's full filmography, where to start with Kenji Misumi, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kenji Misumi.

Samaritan Zatoichi was released in 1968 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 84 minutes.