Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1970 · 96 mins · Japanese

Directed by

Kenji Misumi

Starring

Tatsuya Nakadai, Masayuki Mori, Jun Katsumura, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Shinnosuke Ikehata, Gō Ibuki

A blind masseur, Zatoichi, becomes the target of a powerful yakuza leader while also contending with a jealous husband seeking revenge. His journey through Edo’s underworld leads him to a spirited onsen fight, visits to gambling houses, and an encounter with the gender‑bending Umeji, culminating in a spectacular, flame‑filled conflagration.