The Tale of Zatoichi

Theater date: 1962-04-18

Blu-ray release date: N/A

Rated: N/A

7.31 (IMDB)

Genre: AdventureActionDrama

Language: ja

Status: Released

Length: 1h 36min

Languages:

日本語

Description:

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.

Top Cast >

Shintarō Katsu

As Zatôichi

Masayo Banri

As Otane

Ryūzō 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

Eigorō Onoe

As Rihei

Ikuko Mōri

As Oyutaka

Chitose Maki

As Yoshi

Kinya Ichikawa

As Mokichi

Jun Fujikawa

As Iioka yakuza member

Yukio Horikita

As Kanaji

Yūji Hamada

As Iioka yakuza member

Bonta Maru

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

Top Crew >

Kenji Misumi

Director

Minoru Inuzuka

Screenplay

Ikuo Kubodera

Executive Producer

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

Kan Shimozawa

Original Story

Iwao Ōtani

Sound Recordist

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