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Zatoichi (2008 film) Zatoichi and the Chess Expert; Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold; Zatoichi and the Doomed Man; Zatoichi and the Fugitives; Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman; Zatoichi at Large; Zatoichi Challenged; Zatoichi on the Road; Zatoichi the Fugitive; Zatoichi the Outlaw; Zatoichi: The Last; Zatoichi's Cane Sword; Zatoichi's ...
The Tale of Zatoichi (Japanese: 座頭市物語, Hepburn: Zatōichi Monogatari) is a 1962 Japanese chanbara film directed by Kenji Misumi and based on the 1948 essay of the same name by Kan Shimozawa. It is the first installment in a long-running jidaigeki film series starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind swordsman Zatoichi. [1] [2]
The original series of 26 films featured Shintaro Katsu as Zatoichi. The first film was made in 1962 in black and white. The third film, in 1963, was the first to be filmed in color. The 25th film was made in 1973, followed by a hiatus of 16 years until Katsu's last film, which he wrote and directed himself in 1989.
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (座頭市千両首, Zatōichi senryō-kubi) is a 1964 Japanese Chambara film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur Zatoichi, originally released by the Daiei Motion Picture Company (later acquired by Kadokawa Pictures).
The New Tale of Zatoichi (Japanese: 新・座頭市物語 Shin Zatoichi monogatari) is a 1963 Japanese film and the third entry from the popular Zatoichi series completing the trilogy. The film is the first Zatoichi film to be in colour.
Zatoichi the Outlaw (座頭市牢破り, Zatōichi rōyaburi) is a 1967 Japanese chambara film directed by Satsuo Yamamoto and starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur Zatoichi. It was originally released by the Daiei Motion Picture Company (later acquired by Kadokawa Pictures ), and is the first film produced by Katsu Productions (Katsu's ...
Zatoichi at Large was released in Japan on 15 January 1972 where it was distributed by Toho. [1] It was released in the United States by Toho International with English subtitles in September 1973. [1] The film has been released under alternate titles, including The Blind Swordsman on a Mission. [1] The film was followed by Zatoichi in ...
The only extras on the disc are both in low quality SD: they include the original video release trailer for the film and also "The Zatoichi Gallery: Video History of a Legend", which is an 11-minute video gallery of Japanese and international poster images, production stills, pressbooks, record covers, and the like spanning the entire history ...