Zatoichi the Outlaw
Zatoichi the Outlaw

座頭市牢破り
Zatōichi Rōyaburi
Zatoichi Jailbreak
Director | Satsuo Yamamoto |
Producer | Masaichi Nagata |
Original Story | Kan Shimozawa |
Screenplay |
Takehiro Nakajima Koji Matsumoto Kiyokata Saruwaka |
Photography | Kazuo Miyagawa |
Music | Sei Ikeno |
Sound | Tsuchitaro Hayashi |
Lighting | Genji Nakaoka |
Art | Yoshinobu Nishioka |
Editor | Kanji Suganuma |
Theme Song Performer | Shintaro Katsu |
Production Companies | Daiei, Katsu Productions |
Release Date | August 12, 1967 |
Runtime | 96 minutes |
Preceded by | Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967) |
Followed by | Zatoichi Challenged (1967) |
![]() 座頭市牢破り Zatōichi Rōyaburi Zatoichi Jailbreak |
Director | Satsuo Yamamoto |
Producer | Masaichi Nagata |
Original Story | Kan Shimozawa |
Screenplay |
Takehiro Nakajima Koji Matsumoto Kiyokata Saruwaka |
Photography | Kazuo Miyagawa |
Music | Sei Ikeno |
Sound | Tsuchitaro Hayashi |
Lighting | Genji Nakaoka |
Art | Yoshinobu Nishioka |
Editor | Kanji Suganuma |
Theme Song Performer | Shintaro Katsu |
Production Companies | Daiei, Katsu Productions |
Release Date | August 12, 1967 |
Runtime | 96 minutes |
Preceded by | Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967) |
Followed by | Zatoichi Challenged (1967) |
Zatoichi enters a village led by Boss Asagoro. A pacifist ronin, Ohara, leads the peasants and encourages them to give up gambling, much to the disdain of neighboring boss Tomizo, who relies on detaining peasants in debt in order to extort Asagoro. On several occasions Tomizo tries to provoke a gang war with Asagoro, knowing that no matter the outcome, the corrupt inspector will side with him and surrender the lands to his control. Zatoichi is impressed with Asagoro’s concern for the peasants, and decides to settle things with Tomizo. He confronts Tomizo’s gang and slays the boss, allowing the peasants to continue living peacefully. In exchange, Asagoro allows for Zatoichi to leave his territory and seek shelter in Kiryu village.
Zatoichi takes up work as a masseur in Kiryu. One day his employer turns on him and beats him, having been informed that Zatoichi is criminal. Zatoichi meets a former yakuza from Asagoro’s village, who informs him that Asagoro has turned the place upside down, opening gambling houses and brothels and mistreating the villagers. Furthermore, he has had Ohara arrested on false charges, in order to demoralize the villagers. Zatoichi is reluctant to believe the account, and heads back to learn the truth. Asagoro receives him warmly, and attempts to put his fears to rest. When Zatoichi leaves, Asagoro pursues him with marksmen and attempts to assassinate him on the road. Zatoichi survives the attempt, and is now convinced of Asagoro’s treachery.
Zatoichi returns to Asagoro’s estate and slays his gang. He beheads Asagoro, but is wounded and unable to move. The villagers arrive and carry him along the backroads to intercept the caravan taking Ohara to Edo for punishment. They cut off the caravan, and Zatoichi rescues Ohara, slaying the corrupt inspector. Ohara is displeased that Zatoichi has used violence, but Zatoichi believes he made the right choice to return Ohara to the village.
Top Billed Cast
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Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically
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Top Billed Cast

Zatoichi

Boss Asagoro

Suga

Oshino

Tatsugoro

Nisaburo

Sanji

Shusui Ohara

Boss Tomizo

Oyuki

Yamagen

Senuemon

Sadamatsu

Hyogo Saito

Tetsu

Gohei

Yamagen's Bouncer

Bakujiro

Sei

Archery Contestant

Farmer

Farmer

Yakuza
Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically

Prisoner Escort
勝プロダクション第一回作品 Katsu Productions First Work |
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製作 Producer |
永田雅一 Masaichi Nagata |
原作 Original Story |
子母沢寛 Kan Shimozawa |
企画 Planning |
伊藤武郎 Takeo Ito |
宮古とく子 Tokuko Miyako |
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脚本 Screenplay |
中島丈博 Takehiro Nakajima |
松本孝二 Koji Matsumoto |
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猿若清方 Kiyokata Saruwaka |
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撮影 Photography |
宮川一夫 Kazuo Miyagawa |
音楽 Music |
池野成 Sei Ikeno |
録音 Sound |
林土太郎 Tsuchitaro Hayashi |
照明 Lighting |
中岡源権 Genji Nakaoka |
美術 Art |
西岡善信 Yoshinobu Nishioka |
編集 Editor |
菅沼完二 Kanji Suganuma |
擬斗 Action |
楠本栄一 Eiichi Kusumoto |
助監督 Assistant Director |
土井茂 Shigeru Doi |
製作主任 Production Manager |
西沢鋭治 Eiji Nishizawa |
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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三國連太郎 Rentaro Mikuni |
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西村晃 Ko Nishimura |
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浜田ゆう子 Yuko Hamada |
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石山健二郎 Kenjiro Ishiyama |
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細川俊之 Toshiyuki Hosokawa |
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藤岡琢也 Takuya Fujioka |
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鈴木瑞穂 Mizuho Suzuki |
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遠藤辰雄 Tatsuo Endo |
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三木本賀代 Kayo Mikimoto |
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松下達夫 Tatsuo Matsushita |
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玉川良一 Ryoichi Tamagawa |
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古川緑九 Midorikyu Furukawa |
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鳳啓助 Keisuke Otori |
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京唄子 Utako Kyo |
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酒井修 Osamu Sakai |
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早川雄三 Yuzo Hayakawa |
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守田学 Gakuya Morita |
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矢野宣 Ken Yano |
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水原浩一 Koichi Mizuhara |
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伊達三郎 Saburo Date |
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木村玄 Gen Kimura |
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水島眞哉 Shinya Mizushima |
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毛利郁子 Ikuko Mori |
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沖時男 Tokio Oki |
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藤川準 Jun Fujikawa |
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小林加奈枝 Kanae Kobayashi |
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石原須磨男 Sumao Ishihara |
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北野拓也 Takuya Kitano |
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勝村淳 Jun Katsumura |
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岡島艶子 Yuko Okajima |
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西岡弘善 Hiroyoshi Nishioka |
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薮内武司 Takeshi Yabuchi |
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谷口和子 Kazuko Taniguchi |
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小柳圭子 Keiko Koyanagi |
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志賀明 Akira Shiga |
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菊野昌代士 Masanobu Kikuno |
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福井隆次 Ryuji Fukui |
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長谷川茂 Shigeru Hasegawa |
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久本延子 Kumiko Kumoto |
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滝のぼる Noboru Taki |
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三星トミ Tomi Mitsuboshi |
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堀左知子 Sachiko Hori |
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高寺正 Masa Takadera |
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都賀静子 Shizuka Toga |
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監督 Director |
山本薩夫 Satsuo Yamamoto |