# Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)

> Zatoichi confronts a vicious criminal underworld in one of the series’ most psychedelic, despairing, and violently revisionist adventures.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/37001

## Facts

- Runtime: 92 min
- Genres: Adventure, Action, Drama
- Director: Shintarō Katsu
- Cast: Shintarō Katsu, Kiwako Taichi, Katsuo Nakamura, Asao Koike, Kyoko Yoshizawa, Yasuhiro Koume, Joji Takagi, Masumi Harukawa
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0201922/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, psychedelic, visceral, cult movie night, samurai film marathon

## Movies like Zatoichi in Desperation

- [Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/36964)
- [Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/26088)
- [Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965)](https://ember.film/movie/36973)
- [Zatoichi on the Road (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/11230)
- [Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/12875)
- [Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/25879)
- [Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/11150)
- [The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)](https://ember.film/movie/10079)
- [Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)](https://ember.film/movie/36979)
- [Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)](https://ember.film/movie/36981)

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