The Tale of Zatoichi

You wander into a muddy spa town where a blind swordsman swaps massages for yen. Business is good until rumors of a brewing turf war slither in. Kenji Misumi frames the fight as inevitable and oddly graceful.

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Kenji Misumi directed The Tale of Zatoichi in 1962. See Kenji Misumi's full filmography, where to start with Kenji Misumi, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kenji Misumi.

The Tale of Zatoichi was released in 1962 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 96 minutes.