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Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

Poster for Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
Released
13 Mar 1964
Runtime
83 min
Japanese title
座頭市千両首
Zatôichi Senryôkubi
Zatôichi Thousand Ryô Neck
Source
Short story by Shimozawa Kan
Series
No. 6
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 on the Road (1963)
Followed by Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
Studio
Daiei Film Co., Ltd.
Staff
Director
Ikehiro Kazuo
Screenplay
Asai Shôzaburô
Ôta Akikazu
Photography
Miyagawa Kazuo
Sound
Ôtani Iwao
Lighting
Nakaoka Genken
Art
Nishioka Yoshinobu
Music
Saitô Ichirô
Editor
Taniguchi Takashi
Assistant Director
Inoue Akira
Credits
企画Planning
浅井昭三郎Asai Shôzaburô
原作Original Work
子母沢寛Shimozawa Kan
脚本Screenplay
浅井昭三郎Asai Shôzaburô
太田昭和Ôta Akikazu
撮影Photography
宮川一夫Miyagawa Kazuo
録音Recording
大谷巌Ôtani Iwao
照明Lighting
中岡源権Nakaoka Gengon
美術Art
西岡善信Nishioka Yoshinobu
音楽Music
斎藤一郎Saitô Ichirô
編集Editing
谷口孝司Taniguchi Takashi
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
井上昭Inoue Akira
製作主任Production Manager
小沢宏Ozawa Hiroshi
現像Developing
東洋現像所Toyo Laboratory
出演者Performers
勝新太郎Katsu Shintarô
島田正吾（新国劇）Shimada Shôgo (New National Theater)
坪内ミキ子Tsubouchi Mikiko
長谷川待子Hasegawa Machiko
城健三朗Jô Kenzaburô
石黒達也Ishiguro Tatsuya
片岡彦三郎Kataoka Hikosaburô
丹羽又三郎Niwa Matasaburô
北城寿太郎Hôjô Jutarô
浅野進治郎Asano Shinjirô
伊達三郎Date Saburô
天王寺虎之助Ten’nôji Toranosuke
植村謙二郎Uemura Kenjirô
水原浩一Mizuhara Kôichi
林寛Hayashi Hiroshi
寺島雄作Terashima Yûsaku
高倉一郎Takakura Ichirô
舟木洋一Funaki Yôichi
堀北幸夫Horikita Yukio
岩田正Iwata Tadashi
菊野昌代士Kikuno Masayoshi
西岡弘善Nishioka Hiroyoshi
志賀明Shiga Akira
藤川準Fujikawa Jun
三木正八郎Miki Shôhachirô
森宏之Mori Hiroyuki
滝のぼるTaki Noboru
国枝勢津子Kunieda Setsuko
美吉かほるMiyoshi Kahoru
小林加奈枝Kobayashi Kanae
千石泰三Sengoku Taizô
越川一Koshikawa Ichi
滝川潔Takigawa Kiyoshi
森田健二Morita Kenji
細谷新吾Hosoya Shingo
監督Director
池広一夫Ikehiro Kazuo
Cast

Top billed

Katsu Shintarô
Zatôichi
Katsu Shintarô
Shimada Shôgo
Kunisada Chûji
Shimada Shôgo
Tsubouchi Mikiko
Ochiyo
Tsubouchi Mikiko
Hasegawa Michiko
Ogin
Hasegawa Michiko
Wakayama Tomisaburô
Senba Jûshirô
Wakayama Tomisaburô
Ishiguro Tatsuya
Enzô
Ishiguro Tatsuya
Kataoka Hikosaburô
Iwajirô
Kataoka Hikosaburô
Niwa Matasaburô
Asatarô
Niwa Matasaburô
Hojo Jutarô
Sakichi
Hojo Jutarô
Date Saburô
Iwase
Date Saburô
Ten'noji Toranosuke
Monji
Ten'noji Toranosuke
Mizuhara Kôichi
Dice Dealer
Mizuhara Kôichi
Terashima Yûsaku
Seiji
Terashima Yûsaku
Takakura Ichirô
Sahei
Takakura Ichirô
Funaki Yôichi
Yahachi
Funaki Yôichi
Horikita Yukio
Kunisada Samurai
Horikita Yukio
Kobayashi Kanae
Peasant Woman
Kobayashi Kanae
Koshikawa Ichi
Peasant
Koshikawa Ichi

Supporting

Kuroki Gen
Peasant
Kuroki Gen · uncredited
Home Video

VHS

Zatoichi: Masseur Ichi and a Chest of Gold
Chambara Entertainment · 1997

DVD

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
Home Vision Entertainment · 2003

Blu-ray

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