Japan / Sep 02, 1972
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
After accidentally causing the death of an old lady, Zatoichi tries to do right by buying the lady’s daughter’s freedom from a brothel - but this causes more problems than solves them.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Masumi Harukawa | Ohama |
| Naoe Fushimi | Old Woman |
| Yoshihiko Aoyama | Tokujiro Awa |
| Hideji Ōtaki | Sukegoro Iioka |
| Shigeyoshi Fujioka | Inokichi |
| Teruo Matsuyama | Ihachi |
| Kazuko Tajima | Hanasato |
| Rokku Furukawa | |
| Takao Hamada | |
| Shōji Mori | |
| Jun Katsumura | |
| Takuya Kitano | |
| Tokio Oki | |
| Tatsu Mayama | |
| Takeshi Yabuuchi | Mangorô's Yakuza |
| Junjiro Niizeki | |
| Takaji Fukui |
Genres
AdventureActionDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 新座頭市物語・折れた杖 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TOHO, Katsu Production |
| Release date | 2 settembre 1972 |
| Production | Shintarō Katsu, Hiroyoshi Nishioka |
| Writer | Kan Shimozawa, Minoru Inuzuka |
| Editing | Toshio Taniguchi |
| Cinematography | Fujio Morita |
| Assistant directors | Shintarō Katsu |
| Lighting | Gengo Miyamoto |
| Camera operators | Fujio Morita |
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| Additional photography | Fujio Morita |
| Production design | Seiichi Ōta |
| Art direction | Seiichi Ōta |
| Set decoration | Seiichi Ōta |
| Music | Kunihiko Murai, Masao Ōsumi |
| Sound | Masao Ōsumi, Kunihiko Murai |
| Collection | Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection |
Release dates
Theatrical release
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