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. As this iconic figure, the charismatic and earthy Shintaro Katsu became an instant superstar, lending a larger-than-life presence to the thrilling adventures of a man who lives staunchly by a code of honor and delivers justice in every town and village he enters.
26 films
The Tale of Zatoichi
1962
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1962
New Tale of Zatoichi
1963
Zatoichi the Fugitive
1963
Zatoichi on the Road
1963
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
1964
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
1964
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
1964
Adventures of Zatoichi
1964
Zatoichi's Revenge
1965
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
1965
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
1965
Zatoichi's Vengeance
1966
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
1966
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
1967
Zatoichi the Outlaw
1967
Zatoichi Challenged
1967
Watching
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
1968
Samaritan Zatoichi
1968
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
1970
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
1971
Zatoichi at Large
1972
Zatoichi in Desperation
1972
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
1973
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
1989
Kimiyoshi Yasuda (Director) · Kinya Naoi (Screenplay)
Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Kyōsuke Machida
Ogano Genpachiro
Takashi Shimura
Dr. Junan
Jōtarō Senba
Minokichi
Hōsei Komatsu
Matsugoro
Shōzō Nanbu
Tokuzaemon
Yukio Horikita
Inokichi
Seishiro Hara
Sakata
Yumiko Nogawa
Oaki
Kayo Mikimoto
Oshizu
Shōbun Inoue
Kumeji
Hisataro Hojo
Genta
Hiroshi Hijikata
Kōichi Mizuhara
Sennosuke
Kazuo Yamamoto
Isuke
Ryuji Funabashi
Ushimatsu
Rieko Oda
Yukari Mizumachi
Yoshida-ya's Maid
Teruko Ōmi
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Zatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official.
