Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangsters mistake her for Zatoichi and kill her, Zatoichi determines to escort the baby to its father. He gains the reluctant help of a young pick pocket and together they travel to find the baby's father. But they do not reckon on the father's reaction to their arrival, nor on their own growing feelings for the child.

• Released: 1964-11-17
• Genres: Adventure, Action, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 28m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 62 votes

Directed by Kenji Misumi.

Top cast

• Shintarō Katsu as Zatoichi
• Nobuo Kaneko as Unosuke
• Gen Kimura as Hyaku
• Ikuko Mōri as Babysitting prostitute
• Shōsaku Sugiyama as Hangoro
• Hizuru Takachiho as Ko
• Yoshi Katō as Temple priest
• Saburo Date
• Kōji Fujiyama
• Tatsuya Ishiguro as Waheiji, leader of the chasers

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

• United States: stream on Criterion Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Criterion Channel; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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If you enjoyed Fight, Zatoichi, Fight, these movies have a similar feel:

• Zatoichi at Large (1972)
• Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
• The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)
• Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
• Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)
• Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)
• Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
• ICHI (2008)
• Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)
• Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
• Lupin the 3rd: Goemon's Blood Spray (2017)
• New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)

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