Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

Original title: Zatôichi senryô-kubi

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Zatoichi is mistaken for a thief. To clear his name he must find and defeat the real villain.Zatoichi is mistaken for a thief. To clear his name he must find and defeat the real villain.Zatoichi is mistaken for a thief. To clear his name he must find and defeat the real villain.

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7.3/10

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Trivia
Jushiro is played by Shintarô Katsu's real-life brother, Tomisaburô Wakayama, who would later star in the Lone Wolf and Cub series of films (produced by Katsu).

Quotes
Zatoichi: The fool! Sees the glint of money and throws all caution to the wind. That's the problem with men who can see.

Connections
Featured in Best in Action: 1964 (2020)

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9/10

"The fool sees the glint of money and throws all caution to the wind. That's the problem with men who can see."

This one has my favourite intro of the Zatoichi series. It's incredibly stylish with Ichi slaying numerous groups of hostile samurai in the darkness. The way this chapter of Ichi's saga is told was indeed a welcome change to the visuals and storyboarding, which I felt had stagnated in the previous two films. The plot resonates deeply too. Corruption is the theme of this tale, and of course our hero has to sort this mess out by unleashing some calculated chaos upon the twisted fiends in authority. It would be great if things worked like that in the real world. Maybe if each of us were a little more like Ichi, then one day... who knows.