# Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)

> A wandering blind swordsman confronts a terrorizing yakuza boss while a haunted ronin is pulled into the violence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/36981

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Adventure, Action, Drama
- Director: Kenji Misumi
- Cast: Shintarō Katsu, Tatsuya Nakadai, Reiko Ōhara, Masayuki Mori, Shinnosuke Ikehata, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Kō Nishimura, Ryūnosuke Kaneda
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164982/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: propulsive, dramatic, darkly entertaining, martial arts movie night, japanese cinema night

## Movies like Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

- [Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)](https://ember.film/movie/36979)
- [Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/36964)
- [Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/26088)
- [Zatoichi Challenged (1967)](https://ember.film/movie/36978)
- [Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/12875)
- [Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)](https://ember.film/movie/36976)
- [The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)](https://ember.film/movie/10078)
- [Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)](https://ember.film/movie/36977)
- [Zatoichi on the Road (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/11230)
- [Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/11150)

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