Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning.
Released: Dec 24, 1965
Runtime: 87 minutes
Genre: Adventure, Action, Drama
Stars: Shintarō Katsu, Mikio Narita, Chizu Hayashi, Kaneko Iwasaki, Gaku Yamamoto, Saburo Date
Crew: Kenji Misumi (Director), Akira Naitô (Production Design), Chikashi Makiura (Director of Photography), Kanji Suganuma (Editor), Akira Ifukube (Original Music Composer), Daisuke Itō (Screenplay)
