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Zatoichi's Pilgrimage(1966)
Status: Released
Date: 1966-08-12
70%
47 Votes
Time: 1h 22m
Overview:
Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into a village terrorized by a violent yakuza boss.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
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Movie: Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Top 10 Billed Cast
勝新太郎
Zatoichi
大楠道代
Okichi
田中邦衛
Storyteller
三島雅夫
Nanashino Gonbei
千波丈太郎
Bokasuri
五味龍太郎
Jyonenbo
山形勲
Boss Tohachi
伊達三郎
Kagimatsu
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