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Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)

Genre : Adventure, Action, Drama

Runtime : 1H 36M

Director : Kenji Misumi
Writer : Shintarō Katsu, Takayuki Yamada

Synopsis

Zatoichi is mentored by the blind leader of a secret organization as he contends with both the Yakuza and a jealous husband.

Actors

Shintarō Katsu
Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Ronin
Reiko Ôhara
Reiko Ôhara
Okiyo
Masayuki Mori
Masayuki Mori
Boss Yamikubo
Shinnosuke Ikehata
Shinnosuke Ikehata
Umeji
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Wife
Kō Nishimura
Kō Nishimura
Migi
Ryūnosuke Kaneda
Ryūnosuke Kaneda
Boss Kuroko
Kunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka
Osami Nabe
Osami Nabe
Jun Nagasawa
Jun Nagasawa
Toshie Shoji
Toshie Shoji
Reiji Shoji
Reiji Shoji
Yôsuke Kondô
Yôsuke Kondô
Kenzô Tabu
Kenzô Tabu
(uncredited)
Yoshio Yoshida
Yoshio Yoshida
Eizô Kitamura
Eizô Kitamura
Osamu Ôkawa
Osamu Ôkawa
Akira Shimizu
Akira Shimizu
Takumi Shinjo
Takumi Shinjo
Akane Kawasaki
Akane Kawasaki
Teruko Omi
Teruko Omi
Yasuhiro Minakami
Yasuhiro Minakami
Yoshitaro Asawaka
Yoshitaro Asawaka
Ryûtarô Gomi
Ryûtarô Gomi
Yûji Hamada
Yûji Hamada
Ikkei Tamaki
Ikkei Tamaki
Yukio Horikita
Yukio Horikita
Takuya Kitano
Takuya Kitano
Gen Kuroki
Gen Kuroki
Gô Ibuki
Gô Ibuki
Kanae Kobayashi
Kanae Kobayashi
Jun Katsumura
Jun Katsumura
Junjiro Niizeki
Junjiro Niizeki
Masaji Nunome
Masaji Nunome
Jun Satomi
Jun Satomi
Akira Nitta
Akira Nitta
Kazuko Taniguchi
Kazuko Taniguchi
Tadashi Takadera
Tadashi Takadera
Yutaka Miki
Yutaka Miki

Crews

Kenji Misumi
Kenji Misumi
Director
Kazuo Miyagawa
Kazuo Miyagawa
Director of Photography
Toshio Taniguchi
Toshio Taniguchi
Editor
Isao Tomita
Isao Tomita
Original Music Composer
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Production Design
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Art Direction
Toshiaki Kunihara
Toshiaki Kunihara
Assistant Director
Shintarō Katsu
Shintarō Katsu
Producer
Kan Shimosawa
Kan Shimosawa
Original Story
Shintarō Katsu
Shintarō Katsu
Screenplay
Takayuki Yamada
Takayuki Yamada
Screenplay
Hiroyoshi Nishioka
Hiroyoshi Nishioka
Producer's Assistant
Masao Ôsumi
Masao Ôsumi
Sound Engineer
Yoshio Ueno
Yoshio Ueno
Costume Design

Posters and backgrounds

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