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 …

But behind his humble facade, Zatoichi is a master swordsman, gifted with lightning-fast draw and strokes of breathtaking precision. Zatoichi wanders into a town run by sinister gangs and a …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

'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 …