Zatoichi's Vengeance
Zatoichi's Vengeance

座頭市の歌が聞える
Zatōichi No Utaga Kikoeru
Listening to Song of Zatoichi
Director | Tokuzo Tanaka |
Original Story | Kan Shimozawa |
Screenplay | Hajime Takaiwa |
Photography | Kazuo Miyagawa |
Sound | Yukio Kaibara |
Lighting | Genji Nakaoka |
Art | Yoshinobu Nishioka |
Music | Akira Ifukube |
Editor | Kanji Suganuma |
Production Companies | Daiei |
Release Date | May 3, 1966 |
Runtime | 83 minutes |
Preceded by | Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965) |
Followed by | Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966) |
![]() 座頭市の歌が聞える Zatōichi No Utaga Kikoeru Listening to Song of Zatoichi |
Director | Tokuzo Tanaka |
Original Story | Kan Shimozawa |
Screenplay | Hajime Takaiwa |
Photography | Kazuo Miyagawa |
Sound | Yukio Kaibara |
Lighting | Genji Nakaoka |
Art | Yoshinobu Nishioka |
Music | Akira Ifukube |
Editor | Kanji Suganuma |
Production Companies | Daiei |
Release Date | May 3, 1966 |
Runtime | 83 minutes |
Preceded by | Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965) |
Followed by | Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966) |
Zatoichi arrives in a town overrun by Boss Gonzo and his goons, and stays at an inn. He quickly befriends Taichi, a young boy, who looks up to Zatoichi to protect his family from Gonzo. Zatoichi makes himself known to Gonzo, but quickly regrets it, as Taichi begins to emulate his behavior. Zatoichi repents by allowing himself to be humiliated by the yakuza. Kurobe, another samurai, arrives in town to reunite with his long lost lover, Ocho, who is employed at a brothel. Kurobe seeks a way to earn enough money to release Ocho from her debt to the brothel owner.
When Gonzo’s gang attempts to extort Taichi’s family, Zatoichi snaps and slays several of them. Gonzo hires Kurobe to kill Zatoichi. They try to extort Taichi’s family again, this time using taiko drums in an attempt to confuse him. The plan fails and more of Gonzo’s men are slain. Kurobe takes Zatoichi aside for a proper duel, where Kurobe is slain. Zatoichi learns of Kurobe’s and Ocho’s relationship, and decides to mend it himself.
Zatoichi raids Gonzo’s hideout, slaying the boss and making off with a large sum of gold to redistribute to the townsfolk who were extorted. He also pays off the remainder of Ocho’s debt. Zatoichi avoids Taichi, and urges his family to raise him well.
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Top Billed Cast

Zatoichi

Kurobe

Ocho

Boss Gonzo

Blind Priest

Tamekichi's Mother

Otsuya

Oharu

Taichi

Joshuya

Hanji

Brothel Owner

Toramatsu

Tamekichi

Food Stand Owner

Yakuza
企画 Planning |
久保寺生郎 Ikuo Kubodera |
原作 Original Story |
子母沢寛 Kan Shimozawa |
脚本 Screenplay |
高岩肇 Hajime Takaiwa |
撮影 Photography |
宮川一夫 Kazuo Miyagawa |
録音 Sound |
海原幸夫 Yukio Kaibara |
照明 Lighting |
中岡源権 Genji Nakaoka |
美術 Art |
西岡善信 Yoshinobu Nishioka |
音楽 Music |
伊福部昭 Akira Ifukube |
編集 Editor |
菅沼完二 Kanji Suganuma |
擬斗 Action |
宮内昌平 Shohei Miyauchi |
助監督 Assistant Director |
太田昭和 Akikazu Ota |
製作主任 Production Manager |
村井昭彦 Akihiko Murai |
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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天知茂 Shigeru Amachi |
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小川真由美 Mayumi Ogawa |
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佐藤慶 Kei Sato |
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浜村純 Jun Hamamura |
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吉川満子 Mitsuko Yoshikawa |
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小村雪子 Yukiko Komura |
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東三千 Michi Azuma |
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町田政則 Masanori Michida |
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水原浩一 Koichi Mizuhara |
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伊達三郎 Saburo Date |
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玉置一恵 Kazue Tamaki |
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堀北幸夫 Yukio Horikita |
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木村玄 Gen Kimura |
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藤川準 Jun Fujikawa |
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石原須磨男 Sumao Ishihara |
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西岡弘善 Hiroyoshi Nishioka |
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黒木英男 Hideo Kuroki |
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薮内武司 Takeshi Yabuchi |
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谷口和子 Kazuko Taniguchi |
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監督 Director |
田中徳三 Tokuzo Tanaka |