Zatoichi in Desperation (新座頭市物語・折れた杖) 52 years old

Zatoichi in Desperation

After accidentally causing the death of an old lady, Zatoichi tries to do right by buying the lady’s daughter’s freedom from a brothel - but this causes more problems than solves them.

Credits

Zatoichi in Desperation Cast

Name Character
Shintaro Katsu He was 40, 65 years old when he died as Zatoichi
Katsuo Nakamura He was 34, now 86 years old as Ushimatsu
Masumi Harukawa She was 36, now 89 years old as Hama
Kyoko Yoshizawa as Kaede
Yasuhiro Koume as Shinkichi
Kiwako Taichi She was 28, 48 years old when she died as Nishikigi
Asao Koike He was 41, 54 years old when he died as Boss Mangoro Kagiya
Joji Takagi as Kamijo

Zatoichi in Desperation Crew

Name Department
Kan Shimosawa as Story. He was 80 (76) years old when He died Writing
Kunihiko Murai as Original Music Composer. He was 27 (now 79) years old Sound
Minoru Inuzuka as Writer. He was 71 (106) years old when He died Writing
Yoshinobu Nishioka as Producer. He was 50 (97) years old when He died Production
Shintaro Katsu as Director. He was 40 (65) years old when He died Directing
Shintaro Katsu as Producer. He was 40 (65) years old when He died Production
Fujio Morita as Director of Photography. He was 44 (86) years old when He died Camera
Toshio Taniguchi as Editor. He was 59 (100) years old when He died Editing
Seiichi Ota as Art Direction. He was 27 (now 79) years old Art
Zatoichi in Desperation poster
Zatoichi in Desperation (52 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, September 02, 1972
  • Runtime: 92 minutes