The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
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Plot.
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.
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Cast & Crew.
Shintarō Katsu
Zatôichi
Masayo Banri
Tane
Ryûzô Shimada
Shigezô of Sasagawa
Hajime Mitamura
Hanji of Matsugishi
Shigeru Amachi
Hirate, Miki
Yoichi Funaki
Yogoro
Eigorō Onoe
Rihei
Michirō Minami
Tatekichi
Ikuko Mōri
Oyutaka
Chitose Maki
Yoshi
Kin'ya Ichikawa
Mokichi
Eijirō Yanagi
Sukegorô of Iioka
Jun Fujikawa
Iioka yakuza member
Toshio Chiba
Masakichi
Yukio Horikita
Kanaji
Yūji Hamada
Iioka yakuza member
Manabu Morita
Seisuke
Gen Kimura
Sasagawa gambler spy
Ryuji Fukui
Daihachi
Hajime Koshikawa
A farmer
Yoshito Yamaji
Yahei
Hiroyoshi Nishioka
Iioka yakuza member
Kanae Kobayashi
Kane the innkeeper
Kenji Misumi
Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 18, 1962
Original Name座頭市物語
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
samurai
sword fight
zatoichi
criminal
ronin
chambara
chanbara
japan
period drama
jidai geki
based on novel or book
yakuza
edo period
Wiki.
The Tale of Zatoichi (Japanese: 座頭市物語, Hepburn: Zatōichi Monogatari) is a 1962 Japanese chanbara film directed by Kenji Misumi and based on the 1948 essay of the same name by Kan Shimozawa. It is the first installment in a long-running jidaigeki film series starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind swordsman Zatoichi.
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection.
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Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
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5
Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)
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4.7
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)
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4.86
Zatoichi on the Road (1963)
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4.67
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
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4.5
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
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5.27
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
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5.36
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
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4.93
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)
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3.2
Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
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4.85
New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
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5.6
Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)
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4.14
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965)
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4.82
Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)
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4.81
Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)
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5.92
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
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5.29
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)
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5.15
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
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4.47
Zatoichi at Large (1972)
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4.27
Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)
Movie
5.33
Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
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4.36
Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)
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4.75
Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)
Movie
5.13
Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)
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5.14
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)
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