The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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.
- Released: 1962-04-18
- Genres: Adventure, Action, Drama
- Runtime: 1h 36m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 161 votes
Directed by Kenji Misumi.
Top cast
- Shintarō Katsu as Zatôichi
- Masayo Banri as Otane
- Ryūzō Shimada as Shigezô
- Hajime Mitamura as Hanji
- Shigeru Amachi as Miki Hirate
- Michirō Minami as Tatekichi
- Eijirō Yanagi as Sukegorô
- Toshio Chiba as Masakichi
- Manabu Morita as Seisuke
- Yoshito Yamaji as Yahei
Where to watch The Tale of Zatoichi
- United States: stream on Criterion Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
- Canada: stream on Criterion Channel; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
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