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The Tale of Zatoichi(Movie, 1962)

Original title: "座頭市物語" (Japanese/JA)
1h 36min | Genres: Adventure, Action, Drama
The Tale of ZatoichiRating: 3.6/5 (with 5252 votes)
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. ()
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About The Tale of Zatoichi

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: Japan
Based on: "Zatoichi" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 14 languages: German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 04/18/1962
Director: Kenji Misumi
Screenwriter: Kan Shimozawa
Composer: Akira Ifukube
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Le masseur aveugle"
"La storia di Zatoichi"
"Zatoichi monogatari"
"Zatōichi monogatari"
"Повесть о Затоичи"
"Zatôichi 1 The Tale of Zatôichi"
"Zatoichi 1: The Tale of Zatoichi"
"Zatoichi: The Life and Opinion of Masseur Ichi"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

26 movies in the Zatôichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection

1962 The Tale of Zatoichi
1962 The Tale of Zatoichi Continues ("続・座頭市物語")
1963 New Tale of Zatoichi ("新・座頭市物語")
1963 Zatoichi on the Road ("座頭市喧嘩旅")
1963 Zatoichi the Fugitive ("座頭市兇状旅")
1964 Adventures of Zatoichi ("座頭市関所破り")
1964 Fight, Zatoichi, Fight ("座頭市血笑旅")
1964 Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold ("座頭市千両首")
1964 Zatoichi's Flashing Sword ("座頭市あばれ凧")
1965 Zatoichi and the Chess Expert ("座頭市地獄旅")
1965 Zatoichi and the Doomed Man ("座頭市逆手斬り")
1965 Zatoichi's Revenge ("座頭市二段斬り")
1966 Zatoichi's Pilgrimage ("座頭市海を渡る")
1966 Zatoichi's Vengeance ("座頭市の歌が聞える")
1967 Zatoichi Challenged ("座頭市血煙り街道")
1967 Zatoichi the Outlaw ("座頭市牢破り")
1967 Zatoichi's Cane Sword ("座頭市鉄火旅")
1968 Samaritan Zatoichi ("座頭市喧嘩太鼓")
1968 Zatoichi and the Fugitives ("座頭市果し状")
1970 Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival ("座頭市あばれ火祭り")
1970 Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo ("座頭市と用心棒")
1971 Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman ("新座頭市 破れ!唐人剣")
1972 Zatoichi at Large ("座頭市御用旅")
1972 Zatoichi in Desperation ("新座頭市物語・折れた杖")
1973 Zatoichi's Conspiracy ("新座頭市物語・笠間の血祭り")

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:25972, Added: 02/24/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024