Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.

1989

Action·Drama·Adventure

1h 56min

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Top Billed Cast

勝新太郎
Zatoichi
樋口可南子
Boss Han Bosatsu
陣内孝則
Inspector Hanshu
鴈龍
Boss Goemon
内田裕也
Boss Akabei
Toyomi Kusano
Ume
片岡鶴太郎
Tsuru
中山美穂
緒形拳
三木のり平
粟津號
伴大介
江幡高志
Mayumi Fujii
長谷川弘
Tsuneyuki Hasegawa
Keiko Hirade
堀田眞三
Taisuke Imai
Masao Ishiguro

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