Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword

座頭市あばれ凧
Zatōichi Abaredako
Zatoichi Wild Kite
Director | Kazuo Ikehiro |
Original Story | Kan Shimozawa |
Screenplay |
Minoru Inuzaka Shozaburo Asai |
Photography | Yasukazu Takemura |
Sound | Masao Osumi |
Lighting | Hiroya Kato |
Art | Yoshinobu Nishioka |
Music | Sei Ikeno |
Editor | Takashi Taniguchi |
Production Companies | Daiei |
Release Date | July 11, 1964 |
Runtime | 82 minutes |
Preceded by | Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964) |
Followed by | Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964) |
![]() 座頭市あばれ凧 Zatōichi Abaredako Zatoichi Wild Kite |
Director | Kazuo Ikehiro |
Original Story | Kan Shimozawa |
Screenplay |
Minoru Inuzaka Shozaburo Asai |
Photography | Yasukazu Takemura |
Sound | Masao Osumi |
Lighting | Hiroya Kato |
Art | Yoshinobu Nishioka |
Music | Sei Ikeno |
Editor | Takashi Taniguchi |
Production Companies | Daiei |
Release Date | July 11, 1964 |
Runtime | 82 minutes |
Preceded by | Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964) |
Followed by | Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964) |
Zatoichi is injured by a rogue samurai with a musket during his travels. He is cared for by Okuni, the daughter of Boss Bunkichi. Zatoichi arrives at Bunkichi’s and learns of an imminent conflict with rival Boss Yasugoro. Bunkichi currently owns the concessions at the ford separating the two clans, and Yasugoro desires to take it from him by any means necessary. Yasugoro continually attempts to provoke Bunkichi into a fight, but Bunkichi never lets himself be drawn into these traps. Instead, Bunkichi concentrates on throwing his annual fireworks festival for the locals.
Bunkichi’s prodigal son Seiroku returns home after a reckless time spent drinking and wasting his inheritance. Yasugoro sends some hired ronin to stir up trouble on Yasugoro’s side of the ford. When the hot-headed Seiroku confronts them, he is kidnapped and held at Yasugoro’s residence. Yasugoro lies to Bunkichi and tells him that Seiroku invaded his home and attempted to kill him, and tries to use Seiroku as bait to force Bunkichi to hand over the rights to the ford. Bunkichi refuses. Zatoichi ventures into Yasugoro’s residence and frees Seiroku. Yasugoro deduces Zatoichi’s true identity, and blackmails Bunkichi, accusing him of harboring a fugitive. Bunkichi is forced to dismiss Zatoichi from his household.
After Zatoichi departs, Yasugoro invades Bunkichi’s residence and slays him and all his men. Zatoichi, noticing that the fireworks were interrupted, turns back and discovers what has happened. He crosses back to Yasugoro’s residence and exacts revenge. He cuts down all the candles in the residence, forcing Yasugoro’s men to fight in the dark. Zatoichi easily slays all of them, and finally slays Yasugoro himself. The fireworks resume, and Zatoichi stands for a moment basking in their light.
Top Billed Cast
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Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically
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Top Billed Cast

Zatoichi

Okuni

Oshizu

Shibayama

Boss Yasugoro

Matsuji

Mekichi

Kyubei

Boss Bunkichi

Monju

Seiroku

Senzo

Gonpei

Tappei

Osen

Omine

Takematsu

Genzo Soeda

Heita

Yasugoro Yakuza

Old Woman
Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically

Yasugoro Yakuza

Bunkichi Yakuza
企画 Planning |
久保寺生郎 Ikuo Kubodera |
原作 Original Story |
子母沢寛 Kan Shimozawa |
脚本 Screenplay |
犬塚稔 Minoru Inuzuka |
浅井昭三郎 Shozaburo Asai |
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撮影 Photography |
竹村康和 Yasukazu Takemura |
録音 Sound |
大角正夫 Masao Osumi |
照明 Lighting |
加藤博也 Hiroya Kato |
美術 Art |
西岡善信 Yoshinobu Nishioka |
音楽 Music |
池野成 Sei Ikeno |
編集 Editor |
谷口孝司 Takashi Taniguchi |
装置 Apparatus |
木村重雄 Shigeo Kimura |
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 |
宮嶋八蔵 Yoshizo Miyajima |
製作主任 Production Manager |
小沢宏 Hiroshi Ozawa |
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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久保菜穂子 Naoko Kubo |
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渚まゆみ Mayumi Nagisa |
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五味竜太郎 Ryutaro Gomi |
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遠藤辰雄 Tatsuo Endo |
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杉田康 Yasushi Sugita |
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中村豊 Yutaka Nakamura |
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左卜全 Bokuzen Hidari |
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香川良介 Ryosuke Kagawa |
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水原浩一 Koichi Mizuhara |
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江田島隆 Takashi Edajima |
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南條新太郎 Shintaro Nanjo |
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三角八郎 Hachiro Misumi |
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舟木洋一 Yoichi Funaki |
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毛利郁子 Ikuko Mori |
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近江輝子 Teruko Omi |
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浜田雄史 Yuji Hamada |
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玉置一恵 Kazue Tamaki |
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越川一 Ichi Koshikawa |
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藤川準 Jun Fujikawa |
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沖時男 Tokio Oki |
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春日清 Kiyoshi Kasuga |
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小林加奈枝 Kanae Kobayashi |
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千石泰三 Yuzo Sengoku |
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福井隆次 Ryuji Fukui |
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三浦志郎 Shiro Miura |
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愛原光一 Koichi Aihara |
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竹谷俊彦 Toshihiko Takeya |
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薮内武司 Takeshi Yabuchi |
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森宏之 Hiroyuki Mori |
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三木正八郎 Masahachiro Miki |
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松田剛武 Takeshi Matsuda |
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監督 Director |
池広一夫 Kazuo Ikehiro |