Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)
The blind masseuse is targeted by the leader of a powerful yakuza group while also fending off a jealous husband bent on revenge. Zatoichi tours Edo's underground via a rousing onsen fight scene, gambling houses and the gender-bending character of Umeji, before a final, flame-filled conflagration.
Released: Aug 12, 1970
Runtime: 96 minutes
Genre: Adventure, Action, Drama
Stars: Shintarō Katsu, Tatsuya Nakadai, Reiko Ōhara, Masayuki Mori, Shinnosuke Ikehata, Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Crew: Kenji Misumi (Director), Isao Tomita (Original Music Composer), Kazuo Miyagawa (Director of Photography), Yoshinobu Nishioka (Production Design), Toshio Taniguchi (Editor), Yamada Takayuki (Screenplay)