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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.

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Cast and Crew

Profile photo of Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Zatôichi

Profile photo of Masayo Banri

Masayo Banri

Otane

Profile photo of Ryūzō Shimada

Ryūzō Shimada

Shigezô

Profile photo of Hajime Mitamura

Hajime Mitamura

Hanji

Profile photo of Shigeru Amachi

Shigeru Amachi

Miki Hirate

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Michirō Minami

Tatekichi

Profile photo of Eijirō Yanagi

Eijirō Yanagi

Sukegorô

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Toshio Chiba

Masakichi

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Manabu Morita

Seisuke

Profile photo of Yoshito Yamaji

Yoshito Yamaji

Yahei

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Minoru Inuzuka

Screenplay

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Ikuo Kubodera

Executive Producer

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Kenji Misumi

Director

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Akira Ifukube

Original Music Composer

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Akira Naitō

Production Design

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Mitsuru Tanabe

Production Manager

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Kanji Suganuma

Editor

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Chikashi Makiura

Director of Photography

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Toshiaki Kunihara

Assistant Director

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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

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Production Companies

Daiei Film

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