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Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

Plot: 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
Release Date: Friday, December 24 1965
59 years ago
Genres: Adventure, Action, Drama
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Cast

Portrait of Shintarō KatsuShintarō Katsu. Shintarō Katsu was 34 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert as 'Zatoichi'.
Birthday: Sun, Nov 29 1931 –
Died: Sat, Jun 21 1997
Portrait of Mikio NaritaMikio Narita. Mikio Narita was 30 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert as 'Tadasu Jumonji'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 31 1935 –
Died: Mon, Apr 09 1990
Portrait of Chizu HayashiChizu Hayashi. Chizu Hayashi was >> in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert as 'Kume'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kaneko IwasakiKaneko Iwasaki. Kaneko Iwasaki was 33 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert as 'Otane'.
Birthday: Tue, Oct 25 1932
Portrait of Gaku YamamotoGaku Yamamoto. Gaku Yamamoto was 28 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert as 'Tomonoshin Sagawa'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 03 1937
Portrait of Saburo DateSaburo Date. Saburo Date was 41 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Birthday: Thu, Mar 27 1924 –
Died: Thu, Sep 12 1991
Portrait of Tatsuo EndōTatsuo Endō. Tatsuo Endō was 37 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert as 'Yakuza boss of Ejimaya'.
Birthday: Mon, Jan 30 1928 –
Died: Sat, Jul 07 2012
Portrait of Takuya FujiokaTakuya Fujioka. Takuya Fujioka was 35 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Birthday: Thu, Sep 04 1930 –
Died: Fri, Oct 20 2006
Portrait of Kanae KobayashiKanae Kobayashi. Kanae Kobayashi was 58 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert as 'Widow Tarozaemon'.
Birthday: Thu, Mar 07 1907 –
Died: Sat, Sep 08 2001
Portrait of Fujio SugaFujio Suga. Fujio Suga was 46 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert as 'Injury prone Banyu yakuza'.
Birthday: Sun, Jul 27 1919 –
Died: Mon, Jul 20 1998
Portrait of Rokkō TouraRokkō Toura. Rokkō Toura was 35 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert as 'Crippled yakuza'.
Birthday: Wed, Apr 30 1930 –
Died: Thu, Mar 25 1993
Portrait of Naomi FujiyamaNaomi Fujiyama. Naomi Fujiyama was 6 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert as 'Miki'.
Birthday: Sun, Dec 28 1958
Portrait of Taro MaruiTaro Marui. Taro Marui was 30 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert as 'Roppei'.
Birthday: Sun, Dec 01 1935 –
Died: Wed, Sep 06 1967
Portrait of Ryo HorikawaRyo Horikawa. Ryo Horikawa was 7 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Birthday: Sat, Feb 01 1958
Portrait of Ryūtarō GomiRyūtarō Gomi. Ryūtarō Gomi was 32 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Birthday: Fri, Jul 07 1933 –
Died: Sat, Aug 31 2013
Portrait of Keiko KoyanagiKeiko Koyanagi. Keiko Koyanagi was 39 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Birthday: Sun, Feb 07 1926
Portrait of Rokkō TouraRokkō Toura. Rokkō Toura was 35 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Birthday: Wed, Apr 30 1930 –
Died: Thu, Mar 25 1993
Portrait of Ichirō YamamotoIchirō Yamamoto. Ichirō Yamamoto was 33 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Birthday: Thu, Feb 25 1932

Crew

Portrait of Kenji MisumiKenji Misumi. Kenji Misumi was 44 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert as 'Director'
Birthday: Wed, Mar 02 1921 –
Died: Wed, Sep 24 1975
Portrait of Chikashi MakiuraChikashi Makiura. Chikashi Makiura was >> in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Daisuke ItōDaisuke Itō. Daisuke Itō was 67 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Thu, Oct 13 1898 –
Died: Sun, Jul 19 1981
Portrait of Hisashi OkudaHisashi Okuda. Hisashi Okuda was >> in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kanji SuganumaKanji Suganuma. Kanji Suganuma was >> in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Akira IfukubeAkira Ifukube. Akira Ifukube was 51 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Sun, May 31 1914 –
Died: Mon, Feb 06 2006
Portrait of Kan ShimozawaKan Shimozawa. Kan Shimozawa was 73 in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert as 'Original Story'
Birthday: Mon, Feb 01 1892 –
Died: Fri, Jul 19 1968
Portrait of Akira NaitōAkira Naitō. Akira Naitō was >> in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Mon, Jan 08 2007