14.9.13

zatoichi and the doomed man (1965)

aka Zatoichi sakate giri. Zatôichi 11.
"Every time someone asks me a favour like this I get into trouble."
A condemned man begs Zatoichi (Shintarô Katsu) to find the two men who can vouch for his innocence. As usual, in helping out, Ichi ends up finding nothing but trouble. He also has to contend with a foolish character (Kanbi Fujiyama) pretending to be him, taking money from people who think he is Ichi, then running away when trouble starts, ruining Zatoichi's good name.
Solid entry in the series, with comedy, pathos and swordplay.

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