Japan Synopsis
座頭市二段斬り
Itinerant masseur and master swordsman, the blind Zatoichi, is near the village of his teacher, Hikonoichi, so he decides to visit. He learns of Hikonoichi's recent robbery and murder and the imprisonment of his virginal daughter, Osayo, in a brothel. Through friendship with Denroku, a local dice thrower and devoted father, Ichi uncovers an unholy alliance between the governor and the area strongman: among their scams is falsifying tax records to put farmers in debt, then forcing their daughters into prostitution at the boss's brothel. With help from Denroku's daughter, Otsuru, Ichi comforts Osayo until he can provoke showdowns with the villains and their henchmen.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Zatoichi's Revenge. 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 Revenge itself).
The 1964–1966 Japan Window
Zatoichi's Revenge holds position #45 of 74 Japan films in the 1964–1966 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 Revenge premiered alongside 21 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other Japan films in 1965.
The 218th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
32 audience reviews — more than 52% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (52th percentile) outruns trending popularity (13th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Zatoichi's Revenge, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- zatoichi · 21
- katana · 20
- blind · 12
- sequel · 143
- samurai · 128
- sword · 36
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,134 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (32nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Adventure productions specifically: #982 of 1,216 (top 81%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 24m |
| Release Date | April 3, 1965 |
| IMDb | tt0123335 |