Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
座頭市あばれ火祭り
1970 · 1h 36m · Action, Adventure, Drama · Japan
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.
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