Black Belt Cinema: THE TALE OF ZATOICHI (1962) Trailer
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The colossally popular Zatoichi films make up the longest-running action series in Japanese history and created one of the screen’s great heroes: an itinerant blind masseur who also happens to be a lightning-fast swordsman. As this iconic figure, the charismatic and earthy Shintaro Katsu became an instant superstar, lending a larger-than-life presence to the thrilling adventures of a man who lives staunchly by a code of honor and delivers justice in every town and village he enters.
26 films
Watching
The Tale of Zatoichi
1962
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1962
New Tale of Zatoichi
1963
Zatoichi the Fugitive
1963
Zatoichi on the Road
1963
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
1964
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
1964
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
1964
Adventures of Zatoichi
1964
Zatoichi's Revenge
1965
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
1965
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
1965
Zatoichi's Vengeance
1966
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
1966
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
1967
Zatoichi the Outlaw
1967
Zatoichi Challenged
1967
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
1968
Samaritan Zatoichi
1968
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
1970
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
1971
Zatoichi at Large
1972
Zatoichi in Desperation
1972
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
1973
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
1989
Minoru Inuzuka (Screenplay) · Kenji Misumi (Director)
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
Yoichi Funaki
Yogoro
Eigorō Onoe
Rihei
Ikuko Mōri
Oyutaka
Chitose Maki
Yoshi
Kinya Ichikawa
Mokichi
Jun Fujikawa
Iioka yakuza member
Yukio Horikita
Kanaji
Yūji Hamada
Iioka yakuza member
Bonta Maru
Gen Kimura
Sasagawa gambler spy
Ryuji Fukui
Daihachi
Hajime Koshikawa
A farmer
Hiroyoshi Nishioka
Iioka yakuza member
Kanae Kobayashi
Kane the innkeeper
Black Belt Cinema: THE TALE OF ZATOICHI (1962) Trailer
Trailer
Black Belt Cinema: THE TALE OF ZATOICHI (1962) Trailer
Trailer
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.
