Shigezô — The Tale of Zatoichi Character Profile

About Shigezô

A rival yakuza boss who clashes with Sukegoro. He hires the ronin Miki Hirate to counter Zatoichi and secretly plans to assassinate Zatoichi using a tanegashima sniper rifle.

Character Facts

Played by

Ryūzō Shimada

Appears in

The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)

Role

Supporting

More characters from The Tale of Zatoichi

• Zatôichi (Shintarō Katsu)
• Otane (Masayo Banri)
• Tatekichi (Michirō Minami)
• Miki Hirate (Shigeru Amachi)
• Hanji (Hajime Mitamura)
• Yahei (Yoshito Yamaji)
• Yogoro (Yoichi Funaki)
• Seisuke (Manabu Morita)
• Masakichi (Toshio Chiba)
• Sukegorô (Eijirō Yanagi)
• Oyutaka (Ikuko Mōri)
• Yoshi (Chitose Maki)