Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965)

Zatôichi sakate-giri

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• Action
• Adventure
• Drama

Blind swordsman Zatoichi, jailed briefly, is implored by another prisoner to aid him in proving his innocence of a crime for which he is sentenced to death. Zatoichi is reluctant to get involved, because he knows how often such involvement has led to trouble in the past. But events conspire to thrust him repeatedly into involvement, and gradually he comes to believe in the man's innocence and determines to free him.

Release date

September 18, 1965

Country of origin

Japan