Poster for the movie Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

1965 • 87 minutes
AdventureActionDrama

Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning.

Picture of Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi

Picture of Mikio Narita

Mikio Narita

Tadasu Jumonji

Picture of Kaneko Iwasaki

Kaneko Iwasaki

Otane

Picture of Gaku Yamamoto

Gaku Yamamoto

Tomonoshin Sagawa

Picture of Saburo Date

Saburo Date

Picture of Tatsuo Endō

Tatsuo Endō

Yakuza boss of Ejimaya

Picture of Takuya Fujioka

Takuya Fujioka

Picture of Ryo Horikawa

Ryo Horikawa

Picture of Rokkō Toura

Rokkō Toura

Picture of Kanae Kobayashi

Kanae Kobayashi

Widow Tarozaemon

Picture of Fujio Suga

Fujio Suga

Injury prone Banyu yakuza

Picture of Rokkō Toura

Rokkō Toura

Crippled yakuza

Picture of Chizu Hayashi

Chizu Hayashi

Kume

Picture of Naomi Fujiyama

Naomi Fujiyama

Miki

Picture of Taro Marui

Taro Marui

Roppei

Picture of Ryūtarō Gomi

Ryūtarō Gomi

Picture of Keiko Koyanagi

Keiko Koyanagi

Picture of Ichirō Yamamoto

Ichirō Yamamoto