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Adventures of Zatoichi

Poster for Adventures of Zatoichi
Released
29 Dec 1964
Runtime
86 min
Japanese title
座頭市関所破り
Zatôichi Sekishoyaburi
Zatôichi Checkpoint Breaker
Source
Short story by Shimozawa Kan
Series
No. 9
Zatoichi Series
  1. The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
  2. The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)
  3. New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
  4. Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)
  5. Zatoichi on the Road (1963)
  6. Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
  7. Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
  8. Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
  9. Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)
  10. Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)
  11. Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965)
  12. Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
  13. Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
  14. Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)
  15. Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)
  16. Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)
  17. Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
  18. Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)
  19. Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)
  20. Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
  21. Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)
  22. Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
  23. Zatoichi at Large (1972)
  24. Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)
  25. Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
  26. Zatoichi (1989)

Preceded by Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
Followed by Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)
Studio
Daiei Film Co., Ltd.
Staff
Director
Yasuda Kimiyoshi
Screenplay
Asai Shôzaburô
Photography
Honda Shôzô
Sound
Nagaoka Sakae
Lighting
Katô Hiroya
Art
Katô Shigeru
Music
Kosugi Taichirô
Editor
Yamada Hiroshi
Credits
原作Original Work
子母沢寛Shimozawa Kan
企画/脚本Planning/Screenplay
浅井昭三郎Asai Shôzaburô
撮影Photography
本多省三Honda Shôzô
録音Recording
長岡栄Nagaoka Sakae
照明Lighting
加藤博也Katô Hiroya
美術Art
加藤茂Katô Shigeru
音楽Music
小杉太一郎Kosugi Taichirô
編集Editing
山田弘Yamada Hiroshi
装置Apparatus
木村重雄Kimura Shigeo
擬斗Action
宮内昌平Miyauchi Shôhei
音響効果Sound Effects
倉嶋暢Kurashima Tôru
助監督Assistant Director
渡辺実Watanabe Minoru
製作主任Production Manager
今村喬Imamura Takashi
現像Developing
東洋現像所Toyo Laboratory
出演者Performers
勝新太郎Katsu Shintarô
高田美和Takada Miwa
滝瑛子Taki Eiko
平幹二朗Hira Mikijirô
河野秋武Kôno Akitake
伊井友三郎Ii Tomosaburô
水原浩一Mizuhara Kôichi
上田吉二郎Ueda Kichijirô
千波丈太郎Senba Jôtarô
富田仲次郎Tomita Nakajirô
毛利郁子Môri Ikuko
寺島雄作Terashima Yûsaku
中田ダイマルNakata Daimaru
中田ラケットNakata Raketto
木村玄Kimura Gen
沖時男Oki Tokio
越川一Koshikawa Ichi
石原須磨男Ishihara Sumao
千石泰三Sengoku Taizô
竹谷俊彦Takeya Toshihiko
大井由貴子Ôi Yukiko
近江輝子Ômi Teruko
愛原光一Aihara Kôichi
志賀明Shiga Akira
大林一夫Ôbayashi Kazuo
松浦豊Matsuura Yutaka
二宮秀樹Ninomiya Hideki
中野智永子Nakano Chieko
三木本賀代Mikimoto Kayo
谷口和子Taniguchi Kazuko
監督Director
安田公義Yasuda Kimiyoshi
Cast

Top billed

Katsu Shintarô
Zatôichi
Katsu Shintarô
Takada Miwa
Osaki
Takada Miwa
Taki Eiko
Osen
Taki Eiko
Hira Mikijirô
Oki Gônosuke
Hira Mikijirô
Kôno Akitake
Kashima Gorôta
Kôno Akitake
Ii Tomisaburô
Gijû
Ii Tomisaburô
Mizuhara Kôichi
Kamazô
Mizuhara Kôichi
Senba Jôtarô
Shinsuke
Senba Jôtarô
Môri Ikuko
Hanokama
Môri Ikuko
Terashima Yûsaku
Yahei
Terashima Yûsaku
Nakata Daimaru
Daimaru
Nakata Daimaru
Nakata Raketto
Rakechi
Nakata Raketto
Kimura Gen
Yukiyoshi
Kimura Gen
Oki Tokio
Kumusuke
Oki Tokio
Koshikawa Ichi
Merchant
Koshikawa Ichi
Ishihara Sumao
Merchant
Ishihara Sumao
Ômi Teruko
Merchant
Ômi Teruko
Ninomiya Hideki
Sankichi
Ninomiya Hideki
Mikimoto Kayo
Tavern Girl
Mikimoto Kayo

Supporting

Katsumura Jun
Yakuza
Katsumura Jun · uncredited
Kuroki Gen
Yakuza
Kuroki Gen · uncredited
Home Video

DVD

Adventures of Zatoichi
Home Vision Entertainment · 2003

Blu-ray

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman
Criterion Collection · 2013
Box set · 25 films
  • "The Blind Swordsman" Documentary