The Tale of Zatoichi
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.
Videos
Cast and Crew
Shintarō Katsu
Zatôichi
Masayo Banri
Otane
Ryūzō Shimada
Shigezô
Hajime Mitamura
Hanji
Shigeru Amachi
Miki Hirate
Michirō Minami
Tatekichi
Eijirō Yanagi
Sukegorô
Toshio Chiba
Masakichi
Manabu Morita
Seisuke
Yoshito Yamaji
Yahei
Minoru Inuzuka
Screenplay
Ikuo Kubodera
Executive Producer
Kenji Misumi
Director
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Akira Naitō
Production Design
Mitsuru Tanabe
Production Manager
Kanji Suganuma
Editor
Chikashi Makiura
Director of Photography
Toshiaki Kunihara
Assistant Director
Iwao Ōtani
Sound Recordist
The Tale of Zatoichi
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.
Orignal Title
座頭市物語
Orignal Language
ja
Duration
96 minutes
Collection
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection
Genre
Adventure, Action, Drama
Status
Released
Release Data
1962-04-18
Production Companies
Daiei Film
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