---
title: 'Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kenji Misumi'
released: '1970-08-12'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/zatoichi-goes-to-the-fire-festival-1970'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164982/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)

1970 · 96 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 座頭市あばれ火祭り

## Synopsis

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (座頭市あばれ火祭り) is a 1970 Japanese Chambara film directed by Kenji Misumi and starring Shintaro Katsu, who also produced and co-wrote the script. It is the twenty-first of a series of films featuring the blind swordsman Zatoichi. The protagonist, who works as a masseur during the late Edo period, was created by novelist Kan Shimozawa.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Shintarō Katsu](https://cinepixo.com/people/shintaro-katsu)
- **Producer:** [Shintarō Katsu](https://cinepixo.com/people/shintaro-katsu)
- **Director:** [Kenji Misumi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenji-misumi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Akira Ifukube](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-ifukube)
- **Director of Photography:** [Kazuo Miyagawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/kazuo-miyagawa)

## Cast

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

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