The Tale of Zatôichi


The Tale of Zatôichi

Overview:

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.

Votes 35 (7.2/10)

Runtime: 96 minutes

Release Date 1962-04-18

Production company:

  • Daiei Motion Picture Company

Production country:

  • Japan

Genres:

  • Adventure
  • Action
  • Drama

Further Information

Zatôichi / Blind Man Ichi / Masseur Ichi
Shintarô Katsu
Shintarô Katsu
Tane / Tatekichi's sister / Seisuke's ex-lover
Masayo Banri
Masayo Banri
Shigezô of Sasagawa / Sasagawa yakuza boss
Ryûzô Shimada
Ryûzô Shimada
Hanji of Matsugishi
Hajime Mitamura
Hajime Mitamura
Hirate, Miki
Shigeru Amachi
Shigeru Amachi
Yoshi / Hanji's wife
Chitose Maki
Chitose Maki
Yutaka / Shigezô's wife
Ikuko Môri
Ikuko Môri
Tatekichi / Tane's brother / Saki's lover / Iioka yakuza member
Michirô Minami
Michirô Minami
Sukegorô of Iioka / Iioka yakuza boss
Eijirô Yanagi
Eijirô Yanagi
Masakichi / Iioka yakuza member
Toshio Chiba
Toshio Chiba
Seisuke / Tane's ex-lover / Iioka yakuza member
Manabu Morita
Manabu Morita
Yogorô / Sasagawa yakuza member
Yoichi Funaki
Yoichi Funaki
Mokichi / Sasagawa yakuza member
Kinya Ichikawa
Kinya Ichikawa
Rihei / Sasagawa yakuza member
Eigoro Onoe
Eigoro Onoe
Yahei / Father of Tane and Tatekichi
Yoshito Yamaji
Yoshito Yamaji
Kanaji / Sasagawa yakuza member
Yukio Horikita
Yukio Horikita
Daihachi / Iioka yakuza member
Ryuuji Fukui
Ryuuji Fukui
A coolie
Masayoshi Kikuno
Masayoshi Kikuno
A farmer
Hajime Koshikawa
Hajime Koshikawa
A dice-roller
Akira Shiga
Akira Shiga
Iioka yakuza member
Masashi Hamada
Masashi Hamada
Kôichi Aihara
Kôichi Aihara
Iioka yakuza member
Hiroyoshi Nishioka
Hiroyoshi Nishioka
Sasagawa gambler spy
Gen Kimura
Gen Kimura
Ishichi / Sasagawa yakuza member
Taizô Sengoku
Taizô Sengoku
Tomozô / Sasagawa yakuza member
Noboru Taniguchi
Noboru Taniguchi
Iioka yakuza member
Shingo Hosotani
Shingo Hosotani
Saburô Nagaoka
Saburô Nagaoka
Iioka yakuza member
Katsuyoshi Baba
Katsuyoshi Baba
Iioka yakuza member
Yô Yuuki
Yô Yuuki
Saki / Tatekichi's lover
Keiko Awanami
Keiko Awanami
Kane the Sasagawa innkeeper
Kanae Kobayashi
Kanae Kobayashi
Bonta Maru
Bonta Maru
Iioka yakuza
Jun Katsumura
Jun Katsumura
Story
Kan Shimosawa
Kan Shimosawa
Director
Kenji Misumi
Kenji Misumi
Screenplay
Minoru Inuzuka
Minoru Inuzuka
Original Music Composer
Akira Ifukube
Akira Ifukube
Production Design
Akira Naitô
Akira Naitô
Director of Photography
Chishi Makiura
Chishi Makiura
Executive Producer
Ikuo Kubodera
Ikuo Kubodera
Editor
Kanji Suganuma
Kanji Suganuma
Sound Recordist
Iwao Ôtani
Iwao Ôtani
Production Manager
Mitsuru Tanabe
Mitsuru Tanabe
Assistant Director
Toshiaki Kunihara
Toshiaki Kunihara
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