Zatôichi 5: On the Road (1963): Body Count Breakdown

Zatôichi 5: On the Road (1963): Body Count by Rorschach94

[CHARACTER KILLS]

Zatôichi (Shintarô Katsu): 36

[CORPSE BREAKDOWN]

Road: 4
-Ichi kills 3 Samurai
-One of the Samurai kills Ichi’s guide

Shack: 3
-The Old Man dies from his wounds
-Ichi kills 2 swordsmen

A Nice Day: 3
-Ichi kills 3 attackers

Final Showdown: 29

-Ichi takes out 25 swordsmen and the three gang leaders
-1 other person is killed during the gang fight

[THE UNCONFIRMED AND UNCOUNTED]

-Zatôichi attacks several gamblers at the beginning of the movie, but he never draws his sword and kills them
-There are several bodies on the ground at the end, but it is unclear if these are additional people killed in the battle, or just people that were already shown being killed by Zatôichi.

[THE FINAL TALLY = 39]