Japan Synopsis
新・座頭市物語
Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in a love triangle and finds old scores have followed him home.
The 1962–1964 Japan Window
58 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. New Tale of Zatoichi sits at position #29.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with New Tale of Zatoichi. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
6 sharedThe Tale of Zatoichi Continues
★ 6.9 · Japan
5 sharedThe Tale of Zatoichi
★ 7.2 · Japan
5 sharedZatoichi and the Chest of Gold
★ 6.7 · Japan
5 sharedZatoichi the Fugitive
★ 6.8 · Japan
4 sharedLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
★ 7.2 · Japan
4 sharedZatoichi Meets Yojimbo
★ 6.7 · Japan
Other Titles From Daiei Film
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when New Tale of Zatoichi premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,545 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (44th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,013 of 1,714 (top 59%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 31m |
| Release Date | March 15, 1963 |
| IMDb | tt0057503 |