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Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

Plot: 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
Release Date: Friday, December 24 1965
59 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Shintarō KatsuShintarō Katsu
Shintarō Katsu was
34 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
as 'Zatoichi'.
Sun, Nov 29 1931 –
Sat, Jun 21 1997
Portrait of Mikio NaritaMikio Narita
Mikio Narita was
30 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
as 'Tadasu Jumonji'.
Thu, Jan 31 1935 –
Mon, Apr 09 1990
Portrait of Chizu HayashiChizu Hayashi
Chizu Hayashi was
>> in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
as 'Kume'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kaneko IwasakiKaneko Iwasaki
Kaneko Iwasaki was
33 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
as 'Otane'.
Tue, Oct 25 1932
Portrait of Gaku YamamotoGaku Yamamoto
Gaku Yamamoto was
28 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
as 'Tomonoshin Sagawa'.
Sun, Jan 03 1937
Portrait of Saburo DateSaburo Date
Saburo Date was
41 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Thu, Mar 27 1924 –
Thu, Sep 12 1991
Portrait of Tatsuo EndōTatsuo Endō
Tatsuo Endō was
37 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
as 'Yakuza boss of Ejimaya'.
Mon, Jan 30 1928 –
Sat, Jul 07 2012
Portrait of Takuya FujiokaTakuya Fujioka
Takuya Fujioka was
35 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Thu, Sep 04 1930 –
Fri, Oct 20 2006
Portrait of Kanae KobayashiKanae Kobayashi
Kanae Kobayashi was
58 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
as 'Widow Tarozaemon'.
Thu, Mar 07 1907 –
Sat, Sep 08 2001
Portrait of Fujio SugaFujio Suga
Fujio Suga was
46 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
as 'Injury prone Banyu yakuza'.
Sun, Jul 27 1919 –
Mon, Jul 20 1998
Portrait of Rokkō TouraRokkō Toura
Rokkō Toura was
35 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
as 'Crippled yakuza'.
Wed, Apr 30 1930 –
Thu, Mar 25 1993
Portrait of Naomi FujiyamaNaomi Fujiyama
Naomi Fujiyama was
6 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
as 'Miki'.
Sun, Dec 28 1958
Portrait of Taro MaruiTaro Marui
Taro Marui was
30 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
as 'Roppei'.
Sun, Dec 01 1935 –
Wed, Sep 06 1967
Portrait of Ryo HorikawaRyo Horikawa
Ryo Horikawa was
7 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Sat, Feb 01 1958
Portrait of Ryūtarō GomiRyūtarō Gomi
Ryūtarō Gomi was
32 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Fri, Jul 07 1933 –
Sat, Aug 31 2013
Portrait of Keiko KoyanagiKeiko Koyanagi
Keiko Koyanagi was
39 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Sun, Feb 07 1926
Portrait of Rokkō TouraRokkō Toura
Rokkō Toura was
35 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Wed, Apr 30 1930 –
Thu, Mar 25 1993
Portrait of Ichiro YamamotoIchiro Yamamoto
Ichiro Yamamoto was
33 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Thu, Feb 25 1932

Crew

Portrait of Kenji MisumiKenji Misumi
Kenji Misumi was
44 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
as 'Director'
Wed, Mar 02 1921 –
Wed, Sep 24 1975
Portrait of Chikashi MakiuraChikashi Makiura
Chikashi Makiura was
>> in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
as 'Director of Photography'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Daisuke ItōDaisuke Itō
Daisuke Itō was
67 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
as 'Screenplay'
Thu, Oct 13 1898 –
Sun, Jul 19 1981
Portrait of Hisashi OkudaHisashi Okuda
Hisashi Okuda was
>> in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
as 'Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kanji SuganumaKanji Suganuma
Kanji Suganuma was
>> in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
as 'Editor'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Akira IfukubeAkira Ifukube
Akira Ifukube was
51 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
as 'Original Music Composer'
Sun, May 31 1914 –
Mon, Feb 06 2006
Portrait of Kan ShimozawaKan Shimozawa
Kan Shimozawa was
73 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
as 'Original Story'
Mon, Feb 01 1892 –
Fri, Jul 19 1968
Portrait of Akira NaitôAkira Naitô
Akira Naitô was
>> in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
as 'Production Design'
Unknown Birthday –
Mon, Jan 08 2007