The last Zatoichi film to star Shintarô Katsu (who also produced, wrote and directed this film). On the morning of Monday 26 December 1988, in the movie village (eiga-mura) located in the mountains of Kanami, Ryuutarô Gan (age 24) - eldest son of Shintarô Katsu - stabbed Yukio Katô (age 34) in the neck with a katana long sword, while performing in an action scene for this film. Katô was taken unconscious to the Okayama University Hospital (Okayama Daigaku Igakubu Fu ...[Read Story ]