The Tale of Zatoichi

The Tale of Zatoichi

96 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure | April 18, 1962

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.

The Tale of Zatoichi

96 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure | April 18, 1962

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.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Original title 座頭市物語
Directors Toshiaki Kunihara, Kenji Misumi
Writers Minoru Inuzuka, Kan Shimozawa

Cast

Shintarō Katsu

as Zatôichi

Masayo Banri

as Otane

Ryûzô Shimada

as Shigezô

Hajime Mitamura

as Hanji

Shigeru Amachi

as Miki Hirate

Michirō Minami

as Tatekichi

Eijirō Yanagi

as Sukegorô

Toshio Chiba

as Masakichi

Manabu Morita

as Seisuke

Yoshito Yamaji

as Yahei

Yoichi Funaki

as Yogoro

Eigorô Onoe

as Rihei

Ikuko Môri

as Oyutaka

Chitose Maki

as Yoshi

Kin'ya Ichikawa

as Mokichi

Jun Fujikawa

as Iioka yakuza member

Yukio Horikita

as Kanaji

Yûji Hamada

as Iioka yakuza member

Gen Kimura

as Sasagawa gambler spy

Ryuji Fukui

as Daihachi

Hajime Koshikawa

as A farmer

Hiroyoshi Nishioka

as Iioka yakuza member

Kanae Kobayashi

as Kane the innkeeper