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Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970) Characters, Setting & Themes 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.
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