Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

Year: 1965

Runtime: 87 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Kenji Misumi

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Zatoichi befriends a perilous chess prodigy while contending with a furious yakuza syndicate and vengeful family members who hunt him. At the same time, he races to secure treatment for a gravely ill child, and his once‑unlucky streak at dice begins to shift in his favor.

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