Zatoichi monogatari
The Tale of Zatoichi
(c)KADOKAWA CORPORATION 1962
(c)KADOKAWA CORPORATION 1962
- Release Date
- April, 18th, 1962
- Running Time
- 96 min
- Genre
- Feature
- Color
- Monochrome
- Screening Format
- -
- Screen Size
- Cinema Scope (1:2.35)
[ Directed by ]
[ Produced by ]
[ Cast ]
- KATSU Shintaro ── "Masseur" Ichi
- AMACHI Shigeru ── HIRATE Miki
- BANRI Masayo ── Otane
[ Staff ]
- SHIMOZAWA Kan ── From a Story by
- INUZUKA Minoru ── Screenplay
- MAKIURA Chikashi ── Photography
- NAITO Akira ── Art Direction
- IFUKUBE Akira ── Music
[ Production Company ]
Daiei (Kyoto)
[ Distributor (Japan) ]
KADOKAWA CORPORATION
[ Story ]
The first installment of the popular Zatoichi series, which over the course of twenty-six films stamped its mark on popular culture worldwide. Zatoichi, a humble blind swordsman skilled in the quick-draw sword technique of iai-jutsu, encounters Hirate, a ronin suffering from tuberculosis, on his travels. Their blossoming friendship comes under threat when the two men are forced into conflict through their association with rival yakuza clans. The film's pervasive forlorn atmosphere sets it apart from the more upbeat jidaigeki fare that had typically proved popular with Japanese audiences. KATSU Shintaro brings a seething determination to the role of the blind swordsman, fully embodying his skill with the sword.
Written by HOSHI Ryotaro
Translated by Adam Sutherland
[ Contact (International) ]
KADOKAWA CORPORATION
International Sales, Literature and Movie Group
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Rep: NATSUNO Takeshi (President)
Attn: ZEZE Miki
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