Zatoichi (Japanese: 座頭市, Hepburn: Zatōichi) is a fictional character created by Japanese novelist Kan Shimozawa. He is an itinerant blind masseur and swordsman of Japan's late Edo period (1830s and 1840s).

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.

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 …

Zatoichi (座頭市, Zatōichi) (released in the US as The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi) is a 2003 Japanese jidaigeki action film, directed, written, co-edited by and starring Takeshi Kitano ("Beat" Takeshi) in his eleventh directorial venture. [2]

Zatoichi (座頭市, Zatōichi) is one of Japan's longest-running series of films, as well as a television series. Both are set during the late Edo period (1830s and 1840s). The...

『座頭市』（ざとういち）は、兇状持ちで盲目の 侠客 である 座頭 の 市 が、諸国を旅しながら驚異的な 抜刀術 で悪人と対峙する、 アクション時代劇。 1962年 に 勝新太郎 主演で 大映 によって『座頭市物語』のタイトルで映画化されて以来、26作品というシリーズが公開されている。 1974年 には、同じく勝主演で テレビドラマ・シリーズ が 勝プロダクション によって製作 …

The Tale of Zatoichi (Japanese: 座頭市物語, Hepburn: Zatōichi Monogatari) is a 1962 Japanese chanbara film directed by Kenji Misumi and based on the 1948 essay of the same name by Kan Shimozawa. It is the first installment in a long-running jidaigeki film series starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind swordsman Zatoichi. [1] [2]

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!

The Zatoichi series is one of Japan's longest running media franchises, with a total of 29 films and a 100-episode television series. The series centers around Ichi, an itinerant blind masseur who happens to be one of the most fearsome and dangerous swordsmen around, amassing a mind bogglingly high body count mostly consisting of yakuza ...