The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.
Director:
Kenji Misumi
Writer:
Minoru Inuzuka
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Shintarō Katsu as Zatôichi |
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Masayo Banri as Otane |
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Ryūzō Shimada as Shigezô |
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Hajime Mitamura as Hanji |
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Shigeru Amachi as Miki Hirate |
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Michirō Minami as Tatekichi |
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Eijirō Yanagi as Sukegorô |
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Toshio Chiba as Masakichi |
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Manabu Morita as Seisuke |
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Yoshito Yamaji as Yahei |
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Yoichi Funaki as Yogoro |
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Eigorō Onoe as Rihei |
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Ikuko Mōri as Oyutaka |
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Chitose Maki as Yoshi |
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Kinya Ichikawa as Mokichi |
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Jun Fujikawa as Iioka yakuza member |
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Yukio Horikita as Kanaji |
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Yūji Hamada as Iioka yakuza member |
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Bonta Maru as |
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Gen Kimura as Sasagawa gambler spy |
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Ryuji Fukui as Daihachi |
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Hajime Koshikawa as A farmer |
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Hiroyoshi Nishioka as Iioka yakuza member |
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Kanae Kobayashi as Kane the innkeeper |
| Directing | Kenji Misumi | Director |
| Writing | Minoru Inuzuka | Screenplay |
| Production | Ikuo Kubodera | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Chikashi Makiura | Director of Photography |
| Art | Akira Naitō | Production Design |
| Editing | Kanji Suganuma | Editor |
| Production | Mitsuru Tanabe | Production Manager |
| Directing | Toshiaki Kunihara | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Kan Shimozawa | Original Story |
| Sound | Iwao Ōtani | Sound Recordist |