Zatoichi in Desperation19721h 32mAdventureActionDrama⭐66%35 TMDB ratingsDirected by Shintarō KatsuAfter accidentally causing the death of an old lady, Zatoichi tries to do right by buying the lady’s daughter’s freedom from a brothel - but this causes more problems than solves them.Sign in to add to watchlist & rateSharePhotos (1)CastShintarō KatsuZatoichiKiwako TaichiNishikigiKatsuo NakamuraUshimatsuAsao KoikeBoss MangoroKyoko YoshizawaKaedeYasuhiro KoumeShinkichiJoji TakagiKamijoMasumi HarukawaOhamaNaoe FushimiOld WomanYoshihiko AoyamaTokujiro AwaHideji ŌtakiSukegoro IiokaShigeyoshi FujiokaInokichiTeruo MatsuyamaIhachiKazuko TajimaHanasatoRokku FurukawaTakao HamadaShōji MoriJun KatsumuraTakuya KitanoTokio OkiTatsu MayamaTakeshi YabuuchiMangorô's YakuzaJunjiro NiizekiTakaji FukuiTamotsu FujiharuYutaro BanSaburō NagaokaHideki HanaokaKazuo MortuchiNobue MatsuokaKimiko IshiiMasami MitsuboshiSatoko YamamuraProstituteKiyono SasakiCrewShintarō KatsuDirectorKan ShimozawaOriginal StoryMinoru InuzukaScreenplayShintarō KatsuProducerHiroyoshi NishiokaProducerFujio MoritaDirector of PhotographyToshio TaniguchiEditorSeiichi ŌtaArt DirectionMasao ŌsumiSoundKunihiko MuraiOriginal Music ComposerGengo MiyamotoLighting TechnicianDetailsRelease dateSeptember 2, 1972Runtime1h 32mDirectorShintarō KatsuWhere to watchStreamRentBuyStreaming data provided by JustWatchMore infoMore like this⭐ 67%View details →Zatoichi and the Chess Expert1965⭐ 69%View details →Zatoichi's Vengeance1966⭐ 68%View details →Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman1971⭐ 69%View details →Zatoichi's Flashing Sword1964⭐ 70%View details →Zatoichi Challenged1967⭐ 66%View details →Zatoichi's Revenge1965⭐ 71%View details →Zatoichi's Pilgrimage1966⭐ 68%View details →Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival1970⭐ 68%View details →Samaritan Zatoichi1968⭐ 74%View details →Zatoichi's Cane Sword1967⭐ 70%View details →The Tale of Zatoichi Continues1962⭐ 67%View details →Adventures of Zatoichi1964Sign in to add & rate
