The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
Zatôichi monogatari
95 min
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.
- Release date
- April 18, 1962
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Music
- Akira Ifukube
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Cast
- Shintarō Katsu as Zatôichi
- Masayo Banri as Tane
- Ryûzô Shimada as Shigezô of Sasagawa
- Hajime Mitamura as Hanji of Matsugishi
- Shigeru Amachi as Miki Hirate
- Michirô Minami as Tatekichi
- Eijirô Yanagi as Sukegorô of Iioka
- Toshio Chiba as Masakichi
- Yoshindo Yamaji as Yahei
- Yôichi Funaki as Yogoro
- Eigorô Onoe as Rihei
- Ikuko Môri as Oyutaka
- Chitose Maki as Yoshi
- Kin'ya Ichikawa as Mokichi
- Jun Fujikawa as Iioka yakuza member
- Yukio Horikita as Kanaji
- Yûji Hamada as Iioka yakuza member
- Bonta Maru
- Gen Kimura as Sasagawa gambler spy
- Hajime Koshikawa as A farmer
- Hiroyoshi Nishioka as Iioka yakuza member
- Kanae Kobayashi as Kane the innkeeper
- Manabu Morita as Seisuke
Crew
- Kenji Misumi · Director
- Minoru Inuzuka · Writer
- Kan Shimozawa · Writer
- Akira Ifukube · Composer
- Chikashi Makiura · Cinematographer
- Kanji Suganuma · Editor
- Akira Naitô · Production designer