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Zatoichi Challenged

1967Movie1 h 27 min

71
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.4
71
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.4

Summary

Ichi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father, an artist living in a nearby town.

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  • Friends night
  • Teens
  • Drop-in friendly

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  • Graphic violence bothers you

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Directed by
Kenji Misumi
Written by
Ryōzō Kasahara
Produced by
Ikuo Kubodera
Music by
Akira Ifukube

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Facts

December 30, 1967 · 1 h 27 min · Violence

Released
December 30, 1967
Runtime
1 h 27 min
Content
Violence
Genres
Adventure, Action, Drama
Original language
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Available in
9 countries

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4 questions, like "Where can I stream Zatoichi Challenged?"

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Where can I stream Zatoichi Challenged?

Criterion

In the United States, Zatoichi Challenged streams on Criterion. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 6 other countries.

Is Zatoichi Challenged worth watching?

71
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71 (IMDb 7.4).

Is Zatoichi Challenged a sequel?

  1. The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
  2. The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)
  3. New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
  4. Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)
  5. Zatoichi on the Road (1963)
  6. Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
  7. Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
  8. Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
  9. Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)
  10. Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)
  11. Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965)
  12. Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
  13. Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
  14. Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)
  15. Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)
  16. Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)
  17. Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
  18. Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)
  19. Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)
  20. Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
  21. Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)
  22. Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
  23. Zatoichi at Large (1972)
  24. Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)
  25. Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
  26. Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)

Yes: it's movie 17 of 26 in its series, after Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967) and before Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968).

Is Zatoichi Challenged in English?

Japanese

No, it was made in Japanese.