The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)

Adventure
Action
Drama

The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.

Cast

Zatôichi
Shintarō Katsu
Otane
Masayo Banri
Yogoro
Y Yoichi Funaki
Rihei
Eigorō Onoe
Oyutaka
Ikuko Mōri
Yoshi
Chitose Maki
Mokichi
K Kin'ya Ichikawa
Iioka yakuza member
J Jun Fujikawa
Kanaji
Yukio Horikita
Iioka yakuza member
Yūji Hamada
B Bonta Maru
Sasagawa gambler spy
Gen Kimura
Shigezô
Ryûzô Shimada
Daihachi
R Ryuji Fukui
A farmer
H Hajime Koshikawa
Iioka yakuza member
H Hiroyoshi Nishioka
Kane the innkeeper
Kanae Kobayashi
Hanji
H Hajime Mitamura
Miki Hirate
Shigeru Amachi
Tatekichi
Michirō Minami
Sukegorô
Eijirō Yanagi
Masakichi
T Toshio Chiba
Seisuke
M Manabu Morita
Yahei
Yoshito Yamaji

Crew

Director
Kenji Misumi
Screenplay
M Minoru Inuzuka
Executive Producer
I Ikuo Kubodera
Original Music Composer
Akira Ifukube
Director of Photography
C Chikashi Makiura
Production Design
A Akira Naitô
Editor
K Kanji Suganuma
Production Manager
M Mitsuru Tanabe
Assistant Director
T Toshiaki Kunihara
Sound Recordist
I Iwao Ôtani
Original Story
Kan Shimozawa