Japan Synopsis
新座頭市物語・折れた杖
After accidentally causing the death of an old lady, Zatoichi tries to do right by buying the lady’s daughter’s freedom from a brothel – but this causes more problems than solves them.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Zatoichi in Desperation. 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 in Desperation itself).
The 1971–1973 Japan Window
Zatoichi in Desperation holds position #39 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 in Desperation premiered alongside 19 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 19 other Japan films in 1972.
The 378th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
23 audience reviews — more than 41% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 29th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,486 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: #1,050 of 1,216 (top 86%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Katsu Production |
| Runtime | 1h 32m |
| Release Date | September 2, 1972 |
| IMDb | tt0201922 |