座頭市あばれ火祭り (1970)

Title: Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

Original Title: 座頭市あばれ火祭り

Release Date: 1970-08-12

Status: Released

Rating: 6.7/10 (from 37 votes)

Language: JA

Genres: Adventure, Action, Drama

Production Companies: Katsu Production, Dainichi-Eihai, Daiei Film

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.