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Zatoichi’s Cane Sword (1967) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1967 · 93 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Kimiyoshi Yasuda
- Starring
- Eijirô Tôno, Kimiko Tachibana, Masumi Harukawa, Shiho Fujimura, Makoto Fujita, Fujio Suga
Zatoichi arrives in the gangster‑run town of Tonda, where he uses one of his signature tricks to win eight ryo in a rigged gambling match. Angered, the local thugs move to kill him, launching a violent confrontation. Meanwhile, the blacksmith Senzo inspects Zatoichi’s cane sword, recognizing it as forged by his former master, and warns that the blade is at the end of its durability and will snap the next time it is drawn.
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