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.
Movie Details
Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:Daiei Film
Cast & Crew
K
Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Director
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Minoru Inuzuka
Screenplay
S
Shozo Honda
Director of Photography
K
Kanji Suganuma
Editor
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Yoshinobu Nishioka
Art Direction
