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.
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
Adventure + Action in Japan
1030 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Zatoichi at Large itself).
The 1971–1973 Japan Window
Zatoichi at Large holds position #38 of 62 Japan films in the 1971–1973 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Zatoichi at Large premiered alongside 19 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 19 other Japan films in 1972.
The 366th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
25 audience reviews — more than 44% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 18th percentile among Japan films.
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 |