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Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

⭐ 6.7/10 1965 1h 27m Dir. Kenji Misumi
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Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning.

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⭐ 6.7/10 43 votes

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Year
1965
Runtime
1h 27m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.7/10
Votes
43
Genre
Adventure, Action, Drama
Director
Kenji Misumi
Language
JA

Cast

Shintarō Katsu
Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Mikio Narita
Mikio Narita
Tadasu Jumonji
Kaneko Iwasaki
Kaneko Iwasaki
Otane
Gaku Yamamoto
Gaku Yamamoto
Tomonoshin Sagawa
Saburo Date
Saburo Date
Tatsuo Endō
Tatsuo Endō
Yakuza boss of Ejimaya
Takuya Fujioka
Takuya Fujioka
Ryo Horikawa
Ryo Horikawa
🎭 Adventure 🎭 Action 🎭 Drama 🎬 Kenji Misumi 👤 Shintarō Katsu 👤 Mikio Narita 👤 Kaneko Iwasaki
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Zatoichi and the Chess Expert has a runtime of 1h 27m (1 hour and 27 minutes).
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert was directed by Kenji Misumi and released in 1965.
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert is a Adventure, Action, Drama film (1965).
The cast of Zatoichi and the Chess Expert includes Shintarō Katsu, Mikio Narita, Kaneko Iwasaki, Gaku Yamamoto, Saburo Date.
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert has a TMDB rating of 6.7/10 based on 43 votes.

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