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New Tale of Zatoichi

New Tale of Zatoichi

Action · Drama · Adventure · 1963

Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in a love triangle and finds old scores have followed him home.

Movie details

New Tale of Zatoichi

1963 Action · Drama · Adventure 1h 31m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.3 / 10

2.6K votes

TMDB

7.0 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in a love triangle and finds old scores have followed him home.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over New Tale of Zatoichi?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Tokuzō Tanaka

Written by

Minoru Inuzuka · Kikuo Umebayashi

Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi

Mikiko Tsubouchi

Mikiko Tsubouchi

Yayoi

Seizaburō Kawazu

Seizaburō Kawazu

Banno

Fujio Suga

Fujio Suga

Yasuhiko

Mieko Kondō

Mieko Kondō

Inn keeper's wife

Tatsuo Endō

Tatsuo Endō

Inn keeper

Gen Kimura

Gen Kimura

Yakuza member with mark on his face

Court is in session

Put New Tale of Zatoichi on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.