Japan Synopsis
座頭市血笑旅
Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangsters mistake her for Zatoichi and kill her, Zatoichi determines to escort the baby to its father. He gains the reluctant help of a young pick pocket and together they travel to find the baby's father. But they do not reckon on the father's reaction to their arrival, nor on their own growing feelings for the child.
The 1963–1965 Japan Window
61 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Fight, Zatoichi, Fight sits at position #28.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Fight, Zatoichi, Fight. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Daiei Film
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Fight, Zatoichi, Fight premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,566 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (44th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Adventure productions specifically: #842 of 1,216 (top 69%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 27m |
| Release Date | November 17, 1964 |
| IMDb | tt0123334 |