Samaritan Zatoichi
Samaritan Zatoichi

座頭市喧嘩太鼓
Zatōichi Kenkadaiko
Zatoichi War Drum
Director | Kenji Misumi |
Original Story | Kan Shimozawa |
Screenplay |
Kiyokata Saruwaka Hisashi Sugiura Tetsuro Yoshida |
Photography | Fujio Morita |
Sound | Yukio Kaibara |
Lighting | Shunji Kurokawa |
Art | Akira Naito |
Music | Sei Ikeno |
Editor | Toshio Taniguchi |
Theme Song Performer | Shintaro Katsu |
Production Companies | Daiei |
Release Date | December 28, 1968 |
Runtime | 82 minutes |
Preceded by | Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968) |
Followed by | Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970) |
![]() 座頭市喧嘩太鼓 Zatōichi Kenkadaiko Zatoichi War Drum |
Director | Kenji Misumi |
Original Story | Kan Shimozawa |
Screenplay |
Kiyokata Saruwaka Hisashi Sugiura Tetsuro Yoshida |
Photography | Fujio Morita |
Sound | Yukio Kaibara |
Lighting | Shunji Kurokawa |
Art | Akira Naito |
Music | Sei Ikeno |
Editor | Toshio Taniguchi |
Theme Song Performer | Shintaro Katsu |
Production Companies | Daiei |
Release Date | December 28, 1968 |
Runtime | 82 minutes |
Preceded by | Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968) |
Followed by | Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970) |
Zatoichi is recruited by Boss Kumakichi to deal with a rogue yakuza, Unokichi. Zatoichi executes Unokichi, but then learns of Unokichi’s sister Osode. Osode was collateral for a loan Unokichi failed to pay on. Zatoichi turns against Kumakichi, and decides to escort Osode back to her hometown in Suwa. Kumakichi sends his men in pursuit. Meanwhile, another ronin, Kashiwazaki, takes an interest in Zatoichi, and seeks to duel him and take Osode for himself.
Kumakichi had actually intended to present Osode to the regional governor, Saruya, in exchange for a concession from the castle. Unimpressed with Kumakichi, Saruya decides to give the concession to a rival boss. Kumakichi kills Saruya in a rage, and frames Zatoichi. He joins with Boss Sashichi to set a trap for Zatoichi. Osode and Zatoichi are separated on the road, and Osode arrives in Suwa ahead of him. She is soon forced back into service by the local brothel to pay off her own debts.
When Zatoichi arrives, he immediately sets about rescuing Osode from the brothel, and turns the tables on Kumakichi and Sashichi. He executes them and slays most of their men, and absconds with a large amount of gold to pay off Osode’s debt. Kashiwazaki appears and challenges Zatoichi for Osode. They duel, and Zatoichi slays Kashiwazaki. Aftewards, Zatoichi disappears, leaving Osode with the gold to pay off the brothel.
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Top Billed Cast

Zatoichi

Osode

Kashiwazaki

Sosuke Saruya

Shinsuke

Ohaya

Boss Kumakichi

Boss Sashichi

Kanzo

Choji

Chohachi

Osen

Tokuji

Kinsuke

Daisaku Igawa

Osho

Innkeeper

Isoyoshi

Heiba

Yakuza

Samurai

Peasant Child
企画 Planning |
辻久一 Hisakazu Tsuji |
原作 Original Story |
子母沢寛 Kan Shimozawa |
脚本 Screenplay |
猿若清方 Kiyokata Saruwaka |
杉浦久 Hisashi Sugiura |
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吉田哲郎 Tetsuro Yoshida |
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撮影 Photography |
森田富士郎 Fujio Morita |
録音 Sound |
海原幸夫 Yukio Kaibara |
照明 Lighting |
黒川俊二 Shunji Kurokawa |
美術 Art |
内藤昭 Akira Naito |
音楽 Music |
池野成 Sei Ikeno |
編集 Editor |
谷口登司夫 Toshio Taniguchi |
擬斗 Action |
宮内昌平 Shohei Miyauchi |
音響効果 Sound Effects |
倉嶋暢 Manabu Kurashima |
助監督 Assistant Director |
辻光明 Mitsuaki Tsuji |
製作主任 Production Manager |
村井昭彦 Akihiko Murai |
主題歌 Theme Song |
大映レコード Daiei Records |
歌 Performer |
勝新太郎 Shintaro Katsu |
現像 Developing |
東洋現像所 Toyo Laboratory |
出演者 Performers |
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勝新太郎 Shintaro Katsu |
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三田佳子 Yoshiko Mita |
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佐藤允(東宝) Makoto Sato (Toho) |
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西村晃 Ko Nishimura |
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藤岡琢也 Takuya Fujioka |
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ミヤコ蝶々 Chocho Miyako |
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清水彰 Akira Shimizu |
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五味龍太郎 Ryutaro Gomi |
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伊達岳志 Takeshi Date |
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戸浦六宏 Rokko Tora |
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玉川良一 Ryoichi Tamagawa |
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曽我町子 Machiko Soga |
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大川修 Osamu Okawa |
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杉山昌三九 Shosaku Sugiyama |
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木村元 Gen Kimura |
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水上保広 Yasuhiro Minakami |
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諸口旭 Akira Moroguchi |
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近江輝子 Teruko Omi |
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玉置一恵 Kazue Tamaki |
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堀北幸夫 Yukio Horikita |
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浜田雄史 Yuji Hamada |
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勝村淳 Jun Katsumura |
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薮内武司 Takeshi Yabuchi |
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黒木現 Gen Kuroki |
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西岡弘善 Hiroyoshi Nishioka |
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松田剛武 Takeshi Matsuda |
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藤春保 Kei Fujiharu |
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暁新二郎 Shinjiro Akira |
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和田哲児 Tetsuji Wada |
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千石泰三 Yuzo Sengoku |
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丘夏子 Natsuko Oka |
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遠山順子 Junko Toyama |
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織田利枝子 Keiko Oda |
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高寺正 Masa Takadera |
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長友宗之 Masayuki Nagatomo |
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辻勝彦 Katsuhiko Tsuji |
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監督 Director |
三隅研次 Kenji Misumi |