06 Sep 2003
Zatoichi
Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.
Ooka Seidan: Devil Image
Magistrate Ooka and a samurai fight against evil forces.
Top Billed Cast
市川右太衛門 Ooka Tadasuke
若山富三郎 
大川恵子 
月形龍之介 
丘さとみ 
山形勲 
戸上城太郎 
原健策 
香川良介 
吉田義夫 
加賀邦男 
片岡栄二郎 
二代目 澤村宗之助
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