What is the duration of Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally?

The duration of Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally is 116 mins.

What is the original language of Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally?

The original language of Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally is Japanese.

Who directed Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally?

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally was directed by Makoto Satō.

Which studio made Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally?

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally was produced by Katsu Production.

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally 1989

Q: Does Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally have end credit scenes?

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally does not have end credit scenes.

Adventure

Drama

Action

Runtime

116 mins

Language

Japanese

Now older and wiser, the blind, peace‑loving masseur Ichi wanders seeking a quiet village life, but becomes entangled in a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans. Forced to protect the innocent, his legendary sword skill is tested in a series of brutal, expertly choreographed duels.

Katsu Production

Studio

Makoto Satō

Director

Does Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally have end credit scenes?

No!

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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Norihei Miki

Ken Ogata

Sachio Sakai

Fumihiko Tachiki

Jun Tatara

Keizo Kanie

Koichi Ueda

Miho Nakayama

Tomoyuki Shimura

Takanori Jinnai

Inspector Hanshu

Tsurutaro Kataoka

Tsuru

Daisuke Ban

Akira Kubo

Shinzō Hotta

Hiroshi Hasegawa

Kentarô Kaji

Eugene Harada

Rikiya Yasuoka

Takashi Ebata

Kanako Higuchi

Boss Han Bosatsu

Yuya Uchida

Boss Akabei

Joe Yamanaka

Ryoichi Kusanagi

Kaoru Shinoda

Sakae Umezu

Gō Awazu

Yûsuke Koike

Ken'ichi Matsuno

Shigeo Katō

Saburô Kadowaki

Yukie Shimura

Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi

Shōji Ōki

Chigusa Takayama

Ryôji Okamoto

Takuzō Kawatani

Hiroshi Sugita

Kakuya Saeki

Shū Minagawa

Hiroyuki Yamada

Mihoko Shibata

Ryuutarô Gan

Boss Goemon

Toyomi Kusano

Ume

Mayumi Fujii

Tsuneyuki Hasegawa

Keiko Hirade

Taisuke Imai

Masao Ishiguro

Kenichiro Ito

Kenzo Kaneko

Asao Matsumoto

Kozo Matsumoto

Yuuki Natsusaka

Takashi Odajima

Hachiro Okamoto

Yuka Suzuki

Motoharu Tamura

Ryo Toshikura

Shingo Uchiide

Koji Miemachi

Senkichi Ōmura

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