The Tale of Zatoichi is a 1962 Japanese chanbara film directed by Kenji Misumi and based on the 1948 essay of the same name by Kan Shimozawa.
The Tale of Zatoichi
1962 ‧ Action/Adventure ‧ 1h 36m
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Zatoichi (Shintaro Katsu) is a blind samurai who becomes the masseur for a Yakuza boss, who hires him anticipating a battle with a rival gang. Zatoichi has few equals on the battlefield or in the gambling den. But the rival gang hires Miki Hirate...
Initial release: April 18, 1962
Director: Kenji Misumi
Distributed by: Daiei Film
Based on: The Tale of Zatoichi; by Kan Shimozawa
Production company: Daiei Motion Picture Company
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