Is New Tale of Zatoichi violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is New Tale of Zatoichi sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is New Tale of Zatoichi scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does New Tale of Zatoichi end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is New Tale of Zatoichi easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

New Tale of Zatoichi

Name: New Tale of Zatoichi
Genre: Action, Drama, Adventure
Released: 1963
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Shintarō Katsu, Mikiko Tsubouchi, Seizaburō Kawazu, Fujio Suga, Mieko Kondō

Directed by Tokuzō Tanaka

Produced by Daiei Film

196391 min7.0 / 10

A period samurai drama where a blind swordsman's search for peace is undone by romantic entanglement and violent debts from his past.

Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in a love triangle and finds old scores have followed him home.

Clusters

Working-Class Loyalty and Betrayal Adventure, Honor, and Hard-Won Loyalty Historical Forbidden Romance East Asian History & Culture Murder And Assassination

Genres

Action Drama Adventure

Keywords

Japan Samurai Sequel Murder Zatoichi Period Drama Jidaigeki

Questions people ask

Is New Tale of Zatoichi violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is New Tale of Zatoichi sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is New Tale of Zatoichi scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Does New Tale of Zatoichi end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is New Tale of Zatoichi easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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