Zatoichi and the Fugitives

Zatoichi and the Fugitives
Japanese name
Kanji座頭市果し状
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnZatōichi hatashijō
Directed byKimiyoshi Yasuda
Written byKinya Naoi
Based onZatoichi
by Kan Shimozawa
Produced byIkuo Kubodera
StarringShintaro Katsu
Takashi Shimura
Yumiko Nogawa
CinematographyKazuo Miyagawa
Edited byKanji Suganuma
Music byHajime Kaburagi
Production
company
Release date
  • 10 August 1968 (1968-08-10) (Japan)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Zatoichi and the Fugitives (座頭市果し状, Zatōichi hatashijō) is a 1968 Japanese chambara film directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda and starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur Zatoichi. It was originally released by the Daiei Motion Picture Company (later acquired by Kadokawa Pictures).

Zatoichi and the Fugitives is the eighteenth episode in the 26-part film series devoted to the character of Zatoichi.