Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
movie

Released February 04, 1989
Overview
Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.
Cast

Shintarō Katsu
as
Zatoichi

Kanako Higuchi
as
Boss Han Bosatsu

Takanori Jinnai
as
Inspector Hanshu
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Ryûtarô Gan
as
Boss Goemon

Yuya Uchida
as
Boss Akabei
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Toyomi Kusano
as
Ume

Tsurutaro Kataoka
as
Tsuru

Miho Nakayama

Ken Ogata
as
Ronin

Norihei Miki
as
Zatôichi's Friend

Joe Yamanaka
as
Kuruma Sukezaemon

Rikiya Yasuoka
Crew

Shintarō Katsu
as
Screenplay
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Kyōhei Nakaoka
as
Adaptation

Kan Shimozawa
as
Story
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Tatsumi Ichiyama
as
Screenplay

Shintarō Katsu
as
Director
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Tsutomu Nakamura
as
Screenplay
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Chiyoo Umeda
as
Production Design
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Masanori Sanada
as
Producer
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Toshio Taniguchi
as
Editor

Shintarō Katsu
as
Producer
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Mutsuo Naganuma
as
Director of Photography
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Takayuki Watanabe
as
Original Music Composer