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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 70.9 / 100
1965·Action / Adventure / Drama·1h 28m

ZATOICHI AND THE DOOMED MAN

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.

Above the Line
Kazuo Mori·DirectorShozaburo Asai·ScreenplayKan Shimozawa·Original StoryHiroshi Imai·Director of PhotographySeitaro Omori·Original Music ComposerToshio Taniguchi·Editor
Cast
Shintarō Katsu·ZatoichiKanbi Fujiyama·Monk HyakutaroEiko Taki·OyoneKenjirō Ishiyama·Boss Jubei AraisoYukio HorikitaHajime KoshikawaSachiko Murase·Shimazo’s wifeTokio OkiMasako Akeboshi·OchiyoRyūzō Shimada·Yakuza boss
Full Crew
(8 credits)
Directing· 1
Kazuo Mori·Director
Writing· 2
Shozaburo Asai·ScreenplayKan Shimozawa·Original Story
Camera· 1
Hiroshi Imai·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Toshio Taniguchi·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Seitaro Omori·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 1
Seiichi Ōta·Art Direction
Production· 1
Sadao Zaizen·Producer
By the Numbers
70.9
OF 100
Master Score
6.8
OF 10
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