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Samaritan Zatoichi

Poster for Samaritan Zatoichi
Released
27 Dec 1968
Runtime
82 min
Japanese title
座頭市喧嘩太鼓
Zatôichi Kenkadaiko
Zatôichi Fighting Drum
Source
Short story by Shimozawa Kan
Series
No. 19
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 Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)
Followed by Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
Studio
Daiei Film Co., Ltd.
Staff
Director
Misumi Kenji
Screenplay
Saruwaka Kiyokata
Sugiura Hisashi
Yoshida Tetsurô
Photography
Morita Fujio
Sound
Kaibara Yukio
Lighting
Kurokawa Shunji
Art
Naitô Akira
Music
Ikeno Sei
Editor
Taniguchi Toshio
Theme Song Performer
Katsu Shintarô
Credits
企画Planning
辻久一Tsuji Hisakazu
原作Original Work
子母沢寛Shimozawa Kan
脚本Screenplay
猿若清方Saruwaka Kiyokata
杉浦久Sugiura Hisashi
吉田哲郎Yoshida Tetsurô
撮影Photography
森田富士郎Morita Fujio
録音Recording
海原幸夫Kaibara Yukio
照明Lighting
黒川俊二Kurokawa Shunji
美術Art
内藤昭Naitô Akira
音楽Music
池野成Ikeno Sei
編集Editing
谷口登司夫Taniguchi Toshio
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
辻光明Tsuji Mitsuaki
製作主任Production Manager
村井昭彦Murai Akihiko
主題歌Theme Song
大映レコードDaiei Records
歌Vocals
勝新太郎Katsu Shintarô
現像Developing
東洋現像所Toyo Laboratory
出演者Performers
勝新太郎Katsu Shintarô
三田佳子Mita Yoshiko
佐藤允（東宝）Satô Makoto (Toho)
西村晃Nishimura Kô
藤岡琢也Fujioka Takuya
ミヤコ蝶々Miyako Chôchô
清水彰Shimizu Akira
五味龍太郎Gomi Ryûtarô
伊達岳志Date Takeshi
戸浦六宏Toura Rokkô
玉川良一Tamagawa Ryôichi
曽我町子Soga Machiko
大川修Ôkawa Osamu
杉山昌三九Sugiyama Shôsaku
木村元Kimura Gen
水上保広Mizukami Yasuhiro
諸口旭Moroguchi Asahi
近江輝子Ômi Teruko
玉置一恵Tamaki Kazue
堀北幸夫Horikita Yukio
浜田雄史Hamada Yûji
勝村淳Katsumura Jun
薮内武司Yabuuchi Takeshi
黒木現Kuroki Gen
西岡弘善Nishioka Hiroyoshi
松田剛武Matsuda Taketake
藤春保Fuji Haruyasu
暁新二郎Akatsuki Shinjirô
和田哲児Wada Tetsuji
千石泰三Sengoku Taizô
丘夏子Oka Natsuko
遠山順子Tôyama Junko
織田利枝子Oda Rieko
高寺正Takadera Masa
長友宗之Nagatomo Muneyuki
辻勝彦Tsuji Katsuhiko
監督Director
三隅研次Misumi Kenji
top billed cast
Katsu Shintarô
Zatôichi
Katsu Shintarô
Mita Yoshiko
Osode
Mita Yoshiko
Satô Makoto
Kashiwazaki Yasaburô
Satô Makoto
Nishimura Kô
Saruya Sôsuke
Nishimura Kô
Fujioka Takuya
Shinsuke
Fujioka Takuya
Miyako Chôchô
Ohaya
Miyako Chôchô
Shimizu Akira
Boss Kumakichi
Shimizu Akira
Gomi Ryûtarô
Boss Sashichi
Gomi Ryûtarô
Date Saburô
Kanzô
Date Saburô
Toura Rokkô
Chôji
Toura Rokkô
Tamagawa Ryôichi
Chôhachi
Tamagawa Ryôichi
Soga Machiko
Osen
Soga Machiko
Ôkawa Osamu
Tokuji
Ôkawa Osamu
Sugiyama Shôsaku
Kinsuke
Sugiyama Shôsaku
Kimura Gen
Igawa Daisaku
Kimura Gen
Ômi Teruko
Osho
Ômi Teruko
Tamaki Kazue
Innkeeper
Tamaki Kazue
Horikita Yukio
Isoyoshi
Horikita Yukio
Hamada Yûji
Heiba
Hamada Yûji
Katsumura Jun
Yakuza
Katsumura Jun
Kuroki Gen
Samurai
Kuroki Gen
Nagatomo Muneyuki
Peasant Child
Nagatomo Muneyuki
Home Video
VHS
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Samaritan
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Samaritan
Chambara Entertainment, 1997
DVD
Samaritan Zatoichi
Samaritan Zatoichi
Home Vision Entertainment, 2004
Blu-ray
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman
Criterion Collection, 2013
also includes
"The Blind Swordsman" Documentary