1970 · Tokyo/Kyoto
by Kenji Misumi (director); Shintaro Katsu, Kan Shimozawa (screenwriter); Shinatro Katsu (starring)
Tokyo/Kyoto: Daiei Studios, 1970. Final script for the 1970 Japanese film, seen here under the alternate title "Zatochi: The Killer's Song." Single folded leaf with a xerographically duplicated character list laid in with single manuscript ink notation. Text in Japanese.
The longest-running action series in Japanese history and one of the screen’s great heroes, the character of Zatoichi, a blind masseur and swordmaster was created by novelist Kan Shimozawa, first appearing on film in 1962. A total of 26 films were made from 1962 to 1989. "Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival" is the 21st film of the series, where Zatoichi is mentored by the (truncated)
The longest-running action series in Japanese history and one of the screen’s great heroes, the character of Zatoichi, a blind masseur and swordmaster was created by novelist Kan Shimozawa, first appearing on film in 1962. A total of 26 films were made from 1962 to 1989. "Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival" is the 21st film of the series, where Zatoichi is mentored by the (truncated)
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