# Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)

> A blind masseur and master swordsman tears through a yakuza clan after learning that a former love was murdered by its hired killer.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/11150

## Facts

- Runtime: 86 min
- Genres: Adventure, Action, Drama
- Director: Tokuzō Tanaka
- Cast: Shintarō Katsu, Miwa Takada, Masayo Banri, Katsuhiko Kobayashi, Jun'ichirō Narita, Tōru Abe, San'emon Arashi, Yūji Hamada
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057715/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: visceral, foreboding, melancholic, classic cinema night, samurai movie marathon

## Movies like Zatoichi the Fugitive

- [Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/12875)
- [Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)](https://ember.film/movie/36974)
- [Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)](https://ember.film/movie/36977)
- [New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/11149)
- [Zatoichi Challenged (1967)](https://ember.film/movie/36978)
- [Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)](https://ember.film/movie/36980)
- [Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)](https://ember.film/movie/36972)
- [Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)](https://ember.film/movie/36979)
- [Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)](https://ember.film/movie/36976)
- [Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/25879)

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