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Zatoichi Challenged

Zatoichi Challenged - Full Cast and Crew

Movie
Audience Score
68

Cast

S
Shintarō Katsu
as Zatoichi
J
Jūshirō Konoe
as Tajuro Akazuka
M
Miwa Takada
as Omitsu
Y
Yukiji Asaoka
as Tomoe
M
Mikiko Tsubouchi
as Osen
M
Mie Nakao
as Miyuki
T
Takao Itō
as Shokichi
A
Asao Koike
as Boss Gonzo
M
Midori Isomura
as Omine
T
Tatsuo Matsumura
as Tahe
E
Eitarō Ozawa
as Torikoshi
J
Jōtarō Senba
as Chokichi
K
Kōjirō Kusanagi
as Kurisu
K
Kenzō Tabu
as Kanai of Manzo
O
Osami Nabe
as Dice Player Hanzo
A
Akihisa Toda
as Shinnosuke Emi
K
Kōji Fujiyama
as Gokishi
K
Kōichi Mizuhara
as Minowa of Sobe
I
Ikuko Mōri
as Waitress at Fukube
S
Shōsaku Sugiyama
as Naruyama
Y
Yūsaku Terashima
S
Shintarō Nanjō
K
Kōichi Itō
I
Ikkei Tamaki
Y
Yukio Horikita
T
Tokio Oki
S
Shin'ya Saitô
K
Kanae Kobayashi

Crew

K
Kenji Misumi
Director
C
Chikashi Makiura
Director of Photography
T
Toshio Taniguchi
Editor
T
Toshikata Tomoeda
Assistant Director
S
Shigenori Shimoishizaka
Art Direction
M
Masaichi Nagata
Executive Producer
K
Kan Shimozawa
Original Story
R
Ryōzō Kasahara
Screenplay
A
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
I
Iwao Ōtani
Sound Recordist
R
Reijiro Yamashita
Lighting Technician
I
Ikuo Kubodera
Producer
S
Shôhei Miyauchi
Martial Arts Choreographer

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Movies

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.

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