Japan Synopsis
座頭市御用旅
Blind masseur and master swordsman Zatoichi finds a robbed and fatally wounded pregnant woman, whose baby he delivers before she dies. He takes the baby in search of its father and finds the child's aunt, who is about to be forced into prostitution for want of a payment the dead mother was bringing. Zatoichi determines to save the woman from her cruel fate.
The 1971–1973 Japan Window
62 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Zatoichi at Large sits at position #38.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Zatoichi at Large. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TOHO
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Zatoichi at Large premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,480 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (24th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Adventure productions specifically: #1,048 of 1,216 (top 86%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Katsu Production |
| Runtime | 1h 28m |
| Release Date | January 15, 1972 |
| IMDb | tt0202153 |