The Tale of Zatoichi (Zatôichi monogatari)

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Directed by

Kenji Misumi

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Shintarô Katsu
Zatôichi / Blind Man Ichi / Masseur Ichi

Masayo Banri
Tane / Tatekichi's sister / Seisuke's ex-lover

Ryûzô Shimada
Shigezô of Sasagawa / Sasagawa yakuza boss

Shigeru Amachi
Hirate, Miki

Michirô Minami
Tatekichi / Tane's brother / Saki's lover / Iioka yakuza member

Eijirô Yanagi
Sukegorô of Iioka / Iioka yakuza boss

Ikuko Môri
Yutaka / Shigezô's wife

Gen Kimura
Sasagawa gambler spy

Written by

Kan Shimozawa
short story

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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.

Release date: 18 April 1962
UPC: 037429168226

Tags: Drama (2), Action (2), Samurai (2), Adventure (2), Foreign (2), Japanese (2), Japan (1), Asian (1), Martial Arts (1), Foreign Language (1), 1962 (1), Zatoichi (1), Chambara (1), Action Hero (1), East Asia (1)

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"The epic saga of Zatoichi begins. As tensions mount between rival yakuza clans, one boss hires a formidable but ailing ronin as his clan’s muscle—while the other employs a humble, moral blind masseur named Ichi. With its lightning-fast swordplay, sleight-of-hand dice games, and codes of honor upheld and betrayed, this first chapter sets the stage for all the Zatoichi adventures to come."