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The Tale of Zatoichi

Poster for The Tale of Zatoichi
Released
17 Apr 1962
Runtime
96 min
Japanese title
座頭市物語
Zatôichi Monogatari
Zatôichi Story
Source
Short story by Shimozawa Kan
Series
No. 1
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)

Followed by The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)
Studio
Daiei Film Co., Ltd.
Staff
Director
Misumi Kenji
Screenplay
Inuzuka Minoru
Photography
Makiura Chikashi
Sound
Ôtani Iwao
Lighting
Katô Hiroya
Art
Naitô Akira
Music
Editor
Suganuma Kanji
Credits
企画Planning
久保寺生郎Kubodera Ikuo
原作Original Work
子母沢寛Shimozawa Kan
脚本Screenplay
犬塚稔Inuzuka Minoru
撮影Photography
牧浦地志Makiura Chikashi
録音Recording
大谷巌Ôtani Iwao
照明Lighting
加藤博也Katô Hiroya
美術Art
内藤昭Naitô Akira
音楽Music
伊福部昭Ifukube Akira
編集Editing
菅沼完二Suganuma Kanji
装置Apparatus
梶谷和男Kajitani Kazuo
擬斗Action
宮内昌平Miyauchi Shôhei
邦楽Traditional Music
中本敏生Nakamoto Toshio
助監督Assistant Director
国原俊明Kunihara Toshiaki
製作主任Production Manager
田辺満Tanabe Mitsuru
出演者Performers
勝新太郎Katsu Shintarô
万里昌代Banri Masayo
島田竜三Shimada Ryûzô
三田村元Mitamura Gen
天知茂Amachi Shigeru
南道郎Minami Michirô
柳永二郎Yanagi Eijirô
千葉敏郎Chiba Toshio
守田学Morita Gaku
山路義人Yamaji Yoshito
舟木洋一Funaki Yôichi
尾上栄五郎Onoe Eigorô
毛利郁子Môri Ikuko
真城千都世Maki Chitose
市川謹也Ichikawa Kin’ya
藤川準Fujikawa Jun
堀北幸夫Horikita Yukio
浜田雄史Hamada Yûji
丸凡太Maru Bonta
木村玄Kimura Gen
福井隆次Fukui Ryûji
越川一Koshikawa Ichi
西岡弘善Nishioka Hiroyoshi
小林加奈枝Kobayashi Kanae
志賀明Shiga Akira
愛原光一Aihara Kôichi
谷口昇Taniguchi Noboru
細谷新吾Hosoya Shingo
千石泰三Sengoku Taizô
長岡三郎Nagaoka Saburô
馬場勝義Baba Katsuyoshi
結城要Yûki Kaname
寺村孝Teramura Takashi
淡波圭子Awanami Keiko
監督Director
三隅研次Misumi Kenji
Cast

Top billed

Katsu Shintarô
Zatôichi
Katsu Shintarô
Banri Masayo
Otane
Banri Masayo
Shimada Ryûzô
Boss Sasagawa Shigezô
Shimada Ryûzô
Mitamura Gen
Matsugishi Hanji
Mitamura Gen
Amachi Shigeru
Hirate Miki
Amachi Shigeru
Minami Michirô
Tatekichi
Minami Michirô
Yanagi Eijirô
Boss Iioka Sukegorô
Yanagi Eijirô
Chiba Toshio
Masakichi
Chiba Toshio
Morita Gakuya
Seisuke
Morita Gakuya
Yamaji Yoshito
Yahei
Yamaji Yoshito
Funaki Yôichi
Yogorô
Funaki Yôichi
Onoe Eigorô
Ribei
Onoe Eigorô
Môri Ikuko
Oyutaka
Môri Ikuko
Maki Chitose
Yoshi
Maki Chitose
Horikita Yukio
Kanaji
Horikita Yukio
Hamada Yûji
Yasushichi
Hamada Yûji
Kimura Gen
Sasagawa Spy
Kimura Gen
Koshikawa Ichi
Peasant
Koshikawa Ichi
Kobayashi Kanae
Oken
Kobayashi Kanae

Supporting

Katsumura Jun
Iioka Yakuza
Katsumura Jun · uncredited
Kuroki Gen
Iioka Yakuza
Kuroki Gen · uncredited
Yoshida Yoshio
Peasant
Yoshida Yoshio · uncredited
Home Video

DVD

The Tale of Zatoichi
Home Vision Entertainment · 2002

Blu-ray

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