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title: 'Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kenji Misumi'
released: '1965-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 87
genres:
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/zatoichi-and-the-chess-expert-1965'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059942/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)

1965 · 87 min · Adventure · Japan

Original title: 座頭市地獄旅

## Synopsis

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert  is a 1965 Japanese chambara film directed by Kenji Misumi and starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur Zatoichi. It was originally released by the Daiei Motion Picture Company.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kenji Misumi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenji-misumi)
- **Screenplay:** [Daisuke Itō](https://cinepixo.com/people/daisuke-ito)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Akira Ifukube](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-ifukube)

## Cast

- [Shintarō Katsu](https://cinepixo.com/people/shintaro-katsu)
- [Mikio Narita](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikio-narita)

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