# Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)

> A wandering blind swordsman confronts the moral cost of violence while protecting a boy and a town from gangsters.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12875

## Facts

- Runtime: 83 min
- Genres: Action, Drama, Adventure
- Director: Tokuzō Tanaka
- Cast: Shintarō Katsu, Shigeru Amachi, Jun Hamamura, Gen Kimura, Kanae Kobayashi, Kōichi Mizuhara, Mayumi Ogawa, Kei Satō
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0143012/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: cool, tense, compassionate, classic samurai movie night, action film marathon

## Movies like Zatoichi's Vengeance

- [Zatoichi Challenged (1967)](https://ember.film/movie/36978)
- [Zatoichi on the Road (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/11230)
- [Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/25879)
- [New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/11149)
- [Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965)](https://ember.film/movie/36973)
- [The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)](https://ember.film/movie/10078)
- [Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)](https://ember.film/movie/36980)
- [Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)](https://ember.film/movie/36981)
- [Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/26088)
- [Zatoichi at Large (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/36982)

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