The Tale of Zatoichi

Original title: Zatôichi monogatari

TV Series
1974–1979
45m

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Shintarô Katsu in The Tale of Zatoichi (1974)

Blind masseur Zatôichi travels from town to town gambling, drinking, and fighting off the local gangs.Blind masseur Zatôichi travels from town to town gambling, drinking, and fighting off the local gangs.Blind masseur Zatôichi travels from town to town gambling, drinking, and fighting off the local gangs.

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Trivia
His direction of the episode "The Kannon Statue That Was Tied" was the final directing job for Kenji Misumi. It was also the only episode of this television series that he directed. He was the director of the original Zatoichi feature film "Zatoichi Monogatari" (1962). He died the following year at the age of 54.

Connections
Followed by La légende de Zatoïchi - L'odyssée finale (1989)

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9/10

Totally engrossing!

I enjoy watching these productions so much. So far I have only watched the first 2 series but I intend to watch them all. It's the best TV series ever! I have watched all of the movies of Zatoichi tales and it's good to see that Shintaro Katsu is also in the TV episodes as Zatoichi. Takeshi Kitano did an excellent job of portraying Zatoichi but Sintaru Katsu was the perfect actor for the role. He was a fine actor and I have seen him in many different roles.

I defy anyone to watch this and not enjoy watching the lovable character of Zatoichi!