Zatoichi at Large
Zatoichi at Large

座頭市御用旅
Zatōichi Goyōtabi
Zatoichi Favorite Journey
Director | Kazuo Mori |
Producer |
Shintaro Katsu Hiroyoshi Nishioka |
Original Story | Kan Shimozawa |
Screenplay | Kinya Naoi |
Photography | Fujio Morita |
Sound | Iwao Otani |
Lighting | Genji Nakaoka |
Art | Seiichi Ota |
Music | Kunihiko Murai |
Editor | Toshio Taniguchi |
Production Companies | Toho, Katsu Productions |
Release Date | January 15, 1972 |
Runtime | 90 minutes |
Preceded by | Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971) |
Followed by | Zatoichi in Desperation (1972) |
![]() 座頭市御用旅 Zatōichi Goyōtabi Zatoichi Favorite Journey |
Director | Kazuo Mori |
Producer |
Shintaro Katsu Hiroyoshi Nishioka |
Original Story | Kan Shimozawa |
Screenplay | Kinya Naoi |
Photography | Fujio Morita |
Sound | Iwao Otani |
Lighting | Genji Nakaoka |
Art | Seiichi Ota |
Music | Kunihiko Murai |
Editor | Toshio Taniguchi |
Production Companies | Toho, Katsu Productions |
Release Date | January 15, 1972 |
Runtime | 90 minutes |
Preceded by | Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971) |
Followed by | Zatoichi in Desperation (1972) |
Zatoichi chances upon a dying woman in the throes of childbirth. He helps deliver the child but the mother dies. He tries to reunite the child with his father Sataro, but finds his aunt instead, Oyae. Oyae’s village has Tobei as its deputy, but he is ill equipped to fend off the invading forces of boss Tetsugoro, who quickly establishes control over the village’s commerce. Zatoichi intervenes and earns Tetsugoro’s ire and Tobei’s respect. Zatoichi learns that Tetsugoro is extorting Oyae to pay up an old debt with her body as collateral, and determines to save her from that fate.
Sataro arrives and learns what has happened. He had sent the payment for the debt with his wife, but it was stolen from her before Zatoichi found her. Zatoichi finds a wanted poster of himself and attempts to inform on himself to Tobei, in exchange for the reward money. Tobei gives him the money but refuses to apprehend him because of his good intentions. When Zatoichi leaves, Tetsugoro appears and accuses Tobei of colluding with a fugitive and demands that he surrender his rank. Tobei refuses, and Tetsugoro kills him. He also has Satoro killed, but in doing so reveals that one of his men had intercepted his wife and stolen the money.
Zatoichi learns of Tetsugoro’s deeds and confronts him in his mansions. Holding him at swordpoint, he forces him to tear up Oyae’s deed and to surrender incense money for both Tobei and Satoro. Oyae flees while Zatoichi tears into Tetsugoro’s men. He slays Tetsugoro and flees into the woods. He meets Oyae and gives her the incense money to help raise Satoro’s child, and departs.
Top Billed Cast
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Top Billed Cast

Zatoichi

Tobei

Denjuro

Oyae

Mameroku

Ryuji

Umesuke

Dankuro

Seiji

Gonroku

Dice Thrower

Kenta

Sataro

Denzo

Merchant

Souvenir Shop Woman

Traveler

Boss Tetsugoro
製作 Producer |
勝新太郎 Shintaro Katsu |
西岡弘善 Hiroyoshi Nishioka |
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企画 Planning |
久保寺生郎 Ikuo Kubodera |
原作 Original Story |
子母沢寛 Kan Shimozawa |
脚本 Screenplay |
直居欽哉 Kinya Naoi |
撮影 Photography |
森田富士郎 Fujio Morita |
録音 Sound |
大谷巌 Iwao Otani |
照明 Lighting |
中岡源権 Genji Nakaoka |
美術 Art |
太田誠一 Seiichi Ota |
音楽 Music |
村井邦彦 Kunihiko Murai |
編集 Editor |
谷口登司夫 Toshio Taniguchi |
音響効果 Sound Effects |
倉嶋暢 Manabu Kurashima |
擬斗 Action |
楠本栄一 Eiichi Kusumoto |
助監督 Assistant Director |
南野梅雄 Umeo Minamino |
記録 Archiving |
山本礼子 Reiko Yamamoto |
製作主任 Production Manager |
足立源一郎 Genichiro Adachi |
現像 Developing |
東洋現像所 Toyo Laboratory |
囗演 Performance |
王川勝太郎 Katsutaro Okawa |
出演者 Performers |
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勝新太郎 Shintaro Katsu |
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森繁久彌 Hisaya Morishige |
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高橋悦史 Etsushi Takahashi |
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大谷直子 Naoko Otani |
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笑福亭仁鶴 Nikaku Shofukutei |
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田辺一鶴 Ikkaku Tanabe |
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正司敏江・玲児 Toshie & Reiko Shoji |
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酒井修 Osamu Sakai |
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石橋蓮司 Renji Ishibashi |
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蟹江敬三 Keizo Kanie |
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しめぎしがこ Shigako Shimegi |
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新條久多美 Kutami Shinjo |
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岡本健(子役) Ken Okamoto (Child) |
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明石勤 Tsutomu Akashi |
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大川修 Osamu Okawa |
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秋山勝俊 Katsutoshi Akiyama |
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南條新太郎 Shintaro Nanjo |
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深江章喜 Shoki Fukae |
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里見潤 Jun Satomi |
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大野恵三子 Emiko Ono |
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近江輝子 Teruko Omi |
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芝田總二 Soji Shibata |
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大杉潤 Jun Osugi |
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森内一夫 Kazuo Moriuchi |
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勝村淳 Jun Katsumura |
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三国連太郎 Rentaro Mikuni |
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監督 Director |
森一生 Kazuo Mori |