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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 25 th 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.
Aug 24, 2023 · From The Tale of Zatoichi to Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival, this is the definitive ranking of movies starring the blind swordsman.
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi: Directed by Takeshi Kitano. With Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Michiyo Yasuda, Taka Guadalcanal. The blind masseur/swordsman comes to a town in control of warring gangs, and while bunking with a farming family, he meets two women with their own agenda.
Two bosses fight for control of a mine. Will Zatoichi take sides? A man with a musket wants to end that threat.*WATCH more ZATOICHI:* https://www.youtube.com...
A list of the 25 original films with Shintaro Katsu from 1962 to 1973 and the 5 contemporary remakes, including the unaffiliated American film. Keep track of the Zatoichi films you've seen!
A revival of the classic Zatoichi series of samurai film and television dramas, the film premiered on 2 September 2003 at the Venice International Film Festival, where it won the prestigious Silver Lion for Best Director award, and went on to numerous other awards both at home and abroad.
The colossally popular Zatoichi films make up the longest-running action series in Japanese history and created one of the screen’s great heroes: an itinerant blind masseur who also happens to be a lightning-fast swordsman.
Jan 16, 2004 · Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman: With Shintarô Katsu, Renji Ishibashi, Keizô Kanie, Shintarô Akatsuki. Blind masseur Zatôichi travels from town to town gambling, drinking, and fighting off the local gangs.
Trailer for the massive 25-film boxset, Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman, out now from Criterion: http://www.criterion.com/boxsets/1012-zatoichi-the-blind-sword...
