Japan Synopsis
座頭市の歌が聞える
Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that "Taichi" was the man's young son. Along his travels he also met a blind monk who makes Zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. In trying to help the town, Zatoichi kills some gangsters and becomes a hero to the boy. He must make a choice of whether to use non-violence and set a good example, or violence and set the boy on the wrong path in life.
The 1965–1967 Japan Window
71 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Zatoichi's Vengeance sits at position #40.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Zatoichi's Vengeance. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Daiei Film
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Zatoichi's Vengeance premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,141 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (31st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,239 of 1,714 (top 72%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 23m |
| Release Date | May 3, 1966 |
| IMDb | tt0143012 |