Japan Synopsis
座頭市千両首
Ichi travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed two years ago. When some tax money is stolen while in transit to the governor he is accused and sets out to find the money and clear his name.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Daiei Film
Action + Drama in Japan
444 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold itself).
The 1963–1965 Japan Window
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold holds position #32 of 61 Japan films in the 1963–1965 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1960s in Japan, 202 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold premiered alongside 23 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 23 other Japan films in 1964.
The 191st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
38 audience reviews — more than 58% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (58th percentile) outruns trending popularity (20th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- corruption · 29
- zatoichi · 21
- edo period · 19
- swordsman · 11
- japan · 454
- sequel · 143
- samurai · 128
- yakuza · 93
- jidaigeki · 61
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,770 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (40th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,097 of 1,714 (top 64%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 23m |
| Release Date | March 14, 1964 |
| IMDb | tt0130377 |