Zatoichi: Blind Swordsman 17 - Zatoichi Challenged (1967) Rating: Starring: Shintaro Katsu, Jushiro Konoe, Mie Nakao, Miwa Takada, Mikiko Tsubouchi Director: Kenji Misumi Category: Action / Adventure, Avant Garde, Foreign, Classics, Classics Studio: Home Vision Subtitles: English Length: 86 mins     A dying woman begs Zatoichi to reunite her son with his father, who is working in a small town. But when the son and father meet, Zatoichi finds out that the father has been forced to work for gangsters. Using his lightning sword, our hero takes on the crime boss in a nonstop blend of action, violence, and comedy that makes Zatoichi Challenged one of the best in the long-running series.