The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

(1962)

★ 7.1 IMDb · 102 votes

Genres: Adventure, Action, Drama

Year: 1962

Runtime: 72 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 森一生

Cast: 勝新太郎, 水谷八重子（二代目）, 万里昌代, 若山富三郎, 中村裕, 澤村宗之助, 杉山昌三九, 山路義人, 柳永二郎, 春本富士夫

Plot

Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love.

Blind swordsman/masseur Zatoichi is pursued by the retainers of a lord who fear that he will reveal a secret weakness of their master. Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love: his own brother. He must face in combat not only the pursuing retainers but his own flesh-and-blood.