Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Feb 04, 1989 | IMDB 6.3
116 min Watch NowAction, Drama, Adventure
Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.
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