Japan Synopsis
座頭市鉄火旅
Zatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite techniques, Zatoichi proceeds to win 8 ryo in a rigged gambling game. Of course, the local gangsters attempt to kill him, and the adventure begins. It turns out a blacksmith named Senzo examines Zatoichi's cane sword, and discovers it to be forged by his old mentor. Senzo discovers the sword is at the end of its usefulness and will break when it is used next.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Zatoichi's Cane Sword. 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's Cane Sword itself).
The 1966–1968 Japan Window
Zatoichi's Cane Sword holds position #20 of 70 Japan films in the 1966–1968 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's Cane Sword premiered alongside 20 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 20 other Japan films in 1967.
The 260th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
29 audience reviews — more than 49% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 17th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,995 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (56th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Adventure productions specifically: #701 of 1,216 (top 58%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | January 3, 1967 |
| IMDb | tt0186725 |