Zatoichi at the Fire Festival

Zatoichi at the Fire Festival (1970)

  • 79% of users liked it
    (803 ratings)

Misumi Kenji's Zatoichi: The Festival of Fire finds the famous blind swordsman becoming mixed up with a blind but powerful gangster. The town is a brutal place where women and children are regularly available to the highest bidder. Zatoichi takes a fancy to two local women, and this causes him to… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 36 min.
Directed By
Kenji Misumi
Written By
Takayuki Yamada, Shintarô Katsu
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International
In Theaters
Aug 12, 1970 Wide
On DVD
Apr 6, 2004

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Anthony L


    Carry on Zatoichi? Well, not quite but there are a few naughty bits. The shower scene and the dream sequence were a bit different for a Zatoichi film, as was the homosexual Yakuza wannabe - I wonder whether this was the source of inspiration for Takeshi's version? Anyway, this… More

  • Luke B


    Zatoichi returns in his most risqué adventure. We even see boobs and have have hints at homosexuality...COR BLIMEY. It has all the right ingredients and lots of memorable moments. The best part is a frantic, nude, bath house sword fight that predates the Eastern Promise scene by… More

  • Anthony V


    A bit formulaic, but still fun.

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