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Availability: Special Order - Usually ships within 3-6 business days. Once you order it, we will order it from our supplier and ship it out to you. We do not bill you for Special Order items until they ship. You cannot cancel Special Order items after purchase. AKA: Zatoichi Jigoku Tabi || Zatoichi's Trip to Hell || Blind Swordsman And The Chess Expert || Showdown For Zatoichi Director: Kenji Misumi Released: 1965 [Japan] Genre: Swordplay/Sword(s)     Sub-Genre: Action/Adventure Keywords:  Blindness || Gangs / Gangsters || Japan / Japanese || Revenge || Samurai

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Avg. Rating:	4.7 / 5 (based on 3 ratings). What did you think of it?
Plot:	Zatoichi befriends a wandering, chess-loving, battle-thirsty samurai and helps a young girl who has been accidentally wounded in a brutal sword fight. This film shows Zatoichi at his best: battling rival yakuza and angry relatives seeking retribution.
Overview:	"Zatoichi And The Chess Expert" is a visual feast of swordplay and relentless action. The blind swordsman befriends a wandering, chess-loving, battle-thirsty samurai and helps a young girl who has been accidentally wounded in a brutal sword fight. This spectacular film, photographed in gorgeous color and directed by samurai specialist Kenji Misumi, shows Zatoichi at his best: battling rival yakuza and angry relatives seeking retribution.
Cast:	Shintaro Katsu  ||  Mikio Narita  ||  Chizuru Hayashi  ||  Kaneko Iwasaki  ||  Gaku Yamamoto  ||  Saburo Date (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	87 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	Japanese (Dolby Digital 1.0 - Mono)
Subtitles:	ENGLISH
Distributor:	Home Vision Entertainment (HVE)  [A USA-Based Distributor]
Rating:	UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board."
Features:	Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 (OAR) Mono Trailers Newly Translated Subtitles Restored