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Zatoichi and the Fugitives

Poster for Zatoichi and the Fugitives
Released
9 Aug 1968
Runtime
82 min
Japanese title
座頭市果し状
Zatôichi Hatashijô
Zatôichi Letter of Challenge
Source
Short story by Shimozawa Kan
Series
No. 18
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 Challenged (1967)
Followed by Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)
Studio
Daiei Film Co., Ltd.
Staff
Director
Yasuda Kimiyoshi
Screenplay
Naoi Kinya
Photography
Miyagawa Kazuo
Sound
Ôtani Gen
Lighting
Nakaoka Genken
Art
Katô Shigeru
Music
Kaburagi Hajime
Editor
Suganuma Kanji
Theme Song Performer
Katsu Shintarô
Credits
企画Planning
久保寺生郎Kubodera Ikuo
原作Original Work
子母沢寛Shimozawa Kan
脚本Screenplay
直居欽哉Naoi Kin’ya
撮影Photography
宮川一夫Miyagawa Kazuo
録音Recording
大谷厳Ôtani Iwao
照明Lighting
中岡源権Nakaoka Gengon
美術Art
加藤茂Katô Shigeru
音楽Music
鏑木創Kaburagi Hajime
編集Editing
菅沼完二Suganuma Kanji
擬斗Action
楠本栄一Kusumoto Eiichi
音響効果Sound Effects
倉嶋暢Kurashima Tôru
助監督Assistant Director
中西忠三Nakanishi Chûzô
製作主任Production Manager
吉岡徹Yoshioka Tôru
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
野川由美子Nogawa Yumiko
三木本賀代Mikimoto Kayo
待田京介Machida Kyôsuke
志村喬Shimura Takashi
井上昭文Inoue Shôbun
小松方正Komatsu Hôsei
北城寿太郎Hôjô Jutarô
千波丈太郎Senba Jôtarô
土方弘Hijikata Hiroshi
水原浩一Mizuhara Kôichi
原聖四郎Hara Seishirô
南部彰三Nanbu Shôzô
山本一郎Yamamoto Ichirô
舟橋竜次Funahashi Ryûji
堀北幸夫Horikita Yukio
越川一Koshikawa Ichi
石原須磨男Ishihara Sumao
春日清Kasuga Kiyoshi
芝田總二Shibata Sôji
近江輝子Ômi Teruko
勝村淳Katsumura Jun
薮内武司Yabuuchi Takeshi
西岡弘善Nishioka Hiroyoshi
山岡鋭二郎Yamaoka Eijirô
菊野昌代士Kikuno Masayoshi
暁新二郎Akatsuki Shinjirô
芦川進Ashikawa Susumu
藤春保Fuji Haruyasu
織田利枝子Oda Rieko
水町由香里Mizumachi Yukari
谷口和子Taniguchi Kazuko
長友宗之Nagatomo Muneyuki
監督Director
安田公義Yasuda Kimiyoshi
Cast
Katsu Shintarô
Zatôichi
Katsu Shintarô
Nogawa Yumiko
Oaki
Nogawa Yumiko
Mikimoto Kayo
Oshizu
Mikimoto Kayo
Machida Kyôsuke
Ogano Genpachirô
Machida Kyôsuke
Inoue Shôbun
Kumeji
Inoue Shôbun
Komatsu Hôsei
Kanzô
Komatsu Hôsei
Hojo Jutarô
Genta
Hojo Jutarô
Senba Jôtarô
Minokichi
Senba Jôtarô
Hijikata Hiroshi
Boss Matsugorô
Hijikata Hiroshi
Mizuhara Kôichi
Sen'nosuke
Mizuhara Kôichi
Nanbu Shôzô
Tokuzaemon
Nanbu Shôzô
Yamamoto Ichirô
Isuke
Yamamoto Ichirô
Horikita Yukio
Yukiyoshi
Horikita Yukio
Koshikawa Ichi
Peasant
Koshikawa Ichi
Ishihara Sumao
Gosuke
Ishihara Sumao
Ômi Teruko
Osato
Ômi Teruko
Katsumura Jun
Yakuza
Katsumura Jun
Nagatomo Muneyuki
Peasant's Son
Nagatomo Muneyuki
Home Video

VHS

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman and the Fugitives
Chambara Entertainment · 1997

DVD

Zatoichi and the Fugitives
Home Vision Entertainment · 2004

Blu-ray

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