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Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage is a 1966 Japanese chambara film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro and starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur Zatoichi. It was originally released by the Daiei Motion Picture Company.

Plot
Seeking to atone for his violent past, Zatoichi (Katsu) embarks on a pilgrimage to visit the 88 Temples on Shikoku. On the road, a man (Igawa) attacks Zatoichi but is killed by him. Zatoichi follows the man's horse back to his home. ==Cast==
Cast
Shintaro Katsu as Zatoichi • Michiyo Okusu as Okichi • Isao Yamagata as Boss Tohachi • Hisashi Igawa as Eigoro • Masao Mishima as Gonbei • Kunie Tanaka as storyteller ==Production==
Production
Yoshinobu Nishioka – Art director ==Reception==
Reception
Critical response Thomas Raven, in a review for freakengine, wrote that "[t]his film represents another major step forward for the series. Director Kazuo Ikehiro's touch is exactly what Ichi's stories need and since this was his third Zatoichi picture, he'd honed his skills to a fine point. It certainly helps that the script is so crisp, as is the inventive cinematography and art direction. This is certainly one of the best looking of the first fourteen films." ==References==
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