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The epic saga of Zatoichi begins. As tensions mount between rival yakuza clans, one boss hires a formidable but ailing ronin as his clan’s muscle—while the other employs a humble, moral blind masseur named Ichi. With its lightning-fast swordplay, sleight-of-hand dice games, and codes of honor upheld and betrayed, this first chapter sets the stage for all the Zatoichi adventures to come. And Shintaro Katsu brings author Kan Shimozawa’s blind swordsman to vivid life, making the character excitingly, indelibly his own.
Original Release
04/18/1962
US Release
11/14/2010
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Shintarô Katsu | Zatôichi / Blind Man Ichi / Masseur Ichi |
Masayo Banri | Seisuke's ex-lover / Tane / Tatekichi's sister / Otane |
Ryûzô Shimada | Shigezô of Sasagawa / Sasagawa yakuza boss / Shigezô |
Hajime Mitamura | Hanji of Matsugishi / Hanji |
Shigeru Amachi | Hirate, Miki / Miki Hirate |
Michirô Minami | Iioka yakuza member / Tatekichi / Tane's brother / Saki's lover |
Eijirô Yanagi | Sukegorô of Iioka / Iioka yakuza boss / Sukegorô |
Toshio Chiba | Masakichi / Iioka yakuza member |
Manabu Morita | Iioka yakuza member / Seisuke / Tane's ex-lover |
Yoshindo Yamaji | Yahei / Father of Tane and Tatekichi |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Shintarô Katsu | Zatôichi / Blind Man Ichi / Masseur Ichi |
Masayo Banri | Seisuke's ex-lover / Tane / Tatekichi's sister / Otane |
Ryûzô Shimada | Shigezô of Sasagawa / Sasagawa yakuza boss / Shigezô |
Hajime Mitamura | Hanji of Matsugishi / Hanji |
Shigeru Amachi | Hirate, Miki / Miki Hirate |
Michirô Minami | Iioka yakuza member / Tatekichi / Tane's brother / Saki's lover |
Eijirô Yanagi | Sukegorô of Iioka / Iioka yakuza boss / Sukegorô |
Toshio Chiba | Masakichi / Iioka yakuza member |
Manabu Morita | Iioka yakuza member / Seisuke / Tane's ex-lover |
Yoshindo Yamaji | Yahei / Father of Tane and Tatekichi |
Yoichi Funaki | Yogorô / Sasagawa yakuza member / Yogoro |
Ikuko Môri | Shigezô's wife / Yutaka / Oyutaka |
Chitose Maki | Hanji's wife / Yoshi |
Kin'ya Ichikawa | Mokichi / Sasagawa yakuza member |
Jun Fujikawa | Iioka yakuza / Iioka yakuza member |
Yukio Horikita | Sasagawa yakuza member / Kanaji |
Yûji Hamada | Iioka yakuza member |
Bonta Maru | |
Gen Kimura | Sasagawa gambler spy |
Takaji Fukui | Daihachi / Iioka yakuza member |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ikuo Kubodera | Executive Producer |