# Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)

> A wandering blind swordsman faces yakuza vendettas and a lethal game-playing rival while fighting to protect a sick child.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/36974

## Facts

- Runtime: 87 min
- Genres: Adventure, Action, Drama
- Director: Kenji Misumi
- Cast: Shintarō Katsu, Mikio Narita, Kaneko Iwasaki, Gaku Yamamoto, Saburo Date, Tatsuo Endō, Takuya Fujioka, Ryo Horikawa
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059942/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: witty, melodramatic, energetic, classic action night, samurai movie marathon

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- [Zatoichi Challenged (1967)](https://ember.film/movie/36978)
- [Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)](https://ember.film/movie/36979)
- [New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/11149)
- [Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/36965)
- [Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/36975)
- [The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)](https://ember.film/movie/10079)
- [Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/11150)
- [Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)](https://ember.film/movie/36972)
- [Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)](https://ember.film/movie/36980)
- [Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/12875)

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