Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning.
Credits
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Ryou Horikawa
He was 7, now 66 years old
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Fujio Suga
He was 46, 78 years old when he died
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as Injury prone Banyu yakuza |
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Shintaro Katsu
He was 34, 65 years old when he died
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as Zatoichi |
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Saburo Date
He was 41, 67 years old when he died
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Rokkô Toura
He was 35, 62 years old when he died
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as Crippled yakuza |
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Kanae Kobayashi
She was 77, 72 years old when she died
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as Widow Tarozaemon |
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Kaneko Iwasaki
She was 33, now 92 years old
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as Otane |
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Chizu Hayashi
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as Kume |
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Tatsuo Endo
He was 40, 64 years old when he died
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as Yakuza boss of Ejimaya |
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Taro Marui
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as Roppei |
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Takuya Fujioka
He was 35, 76 years old when he died
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Mikio Narita
He was 30, 55 years old when he died
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as Tadasu Jumonji |
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Gaku Yamamoto
He was 28, now 87 years old
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as Tomonoshin Sagawa |
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Kan Shimosawa as Original Story. He was 73 (76) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Kenji Misumi as Director. He was 44 (54) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Daisuke Itô as Screenplay. He was 67 (82) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Akira Ifukube as Original Music Composer. He was 51 (91) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Akira Naitô as Production Design. |
Art |
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Chikashi Makiura as Director of Photography. |
Camera |
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Kanji Suganuma as Editor. |
Editing |
