Zatoichi Films Info

Zatoichi is a fictional character: a blind masseur and master swordsman from Japan’s Edo period. He first appeared in a 1948 short story by Kan Shimozawa, but his true fame began with the 1962 film The Tale of Zatoichi (directed by Kenji Misumi). Over nearly three decades, the original series grew to starring Shintaro Katsu, plus a TV series (100 episodes), and a late-era revival with Takeshi Kitano’s 2003 Zatoichi .