Japan Synopsis
座頭市兇状旅
After arriving in the town of Shimonita, Ichi finds that a price has been put on his head by a local yakuza boss. He's drawn into a trap, but after hearing of the slaying of a former love, Ichi furiously fights his way through the entire clan to face the killer, a hired ronin.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Zatoichi the Fugitive. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Daiei Film
Adventure + Action in Japan
1030 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Zatoichi the Fugitive itself).
The 1962–1964 Japan Window
Zatoichi the Fugitive holds position #30 of 58 Japan films in the 1962–1964 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 the Fugitive premiered alongside 14 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 14 other Japan films in 1963.
The 179th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
39 audience reviews — more than 58% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (58th percentile) outruns trending popularity (12th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Zatoichi the Fugitive, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- ichi · 1
- zatoichi · 21
- katana · 20
- japan · 454
- sequel · 143
- samurai · 128
- jidaigeki · 61
- sword · 36
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,564 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (44th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Adventure productions specifically: #841 of 1,216 (top 69%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 26m |
| Release Date | August 9, 1963 |
| IMDb | tt0057715 |