He is an itinerant blind masseur and swordsman of Japan's late Edo period (1830s and 1840s). He first appeared in the 1948 essay Zatoichi Monogatari, part of Shimozawa's Futokoro Techō …

Shintaro Katsu brings this legendary character to life with a mesmerizing, eerie performance that has made Zatoichi one of the longest-running and most beloved hero dramas in Japanese …

Blind Zatoichi makes his living by gambling and giving massages. But behind his humble facade, Zatoichi is a master swordsman, gifted with lightning-fast draw and strokes of breathtaking …

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 …

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.

Hoping to leave violence behind, the blind masseur wanders to a village, where he meets an old friend fallen on hard times. With a corrupt clan leader squeezing citizens dry and the brother of …

Mar 26, 2009 · Zatoichi (座頭市Zatōichi?) is a fictional character featured in one of Japan 's longest running series of films and a television series set in the Edo period. The character, a …

'Zatoichi has the soul of a monk, the skill of a samurai'. From 1962 until 1989, Zatoichi (Ichi the Blind), the blind masseur and swordmaster, slashed his way through the Japanese silver …

Zatoichi (座頭市, Zatoichi) is a popular fictional Japanese character that has been depicted in a total of 27 movies and a television series that ran for 100 episodes between 1974 and 1979.

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 …