"Zatôichi monogatari" (1974) TV series 1974-1979

Directors:

Tokuzô Tanaka
Kimiyoshi Yasuda
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Writers:

Ichirô Ikeda
Kan Shimosawa (stories)

Seasons:

4

Release Date:

3 October 1974 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Blindness | Samurai | Character Name In Title

Cast

Shintarô Katsu

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Zatôichi (unknown episodes)

Series Directed by
Hiroshi Teshigahara		(2 episodes, 1979)
Shintarô Katsu		(unknown episodes)
Yoshiyuki Kuroda		(unknown episodes)
Kenji Misumi		(unknown episodes)
Kazuo Mori		(unknown episodes)
Tokuzô Tanaka		(unknown episodes)
Kimiyoshi Yasuda		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Ichirô Ikeda		(unknown episodes)
Kan Shimosawa		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Hiroyoshi Nishioka	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Masanori Sanada	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Isao Tomita		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Fujiro Morita		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Christian Alexander Moran	....	post-production manager (2 episodes, 1979)

Series Other crew
Eiichi Kusumoto	....	action director (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Katsu Production Co. Ltd.

Distributors

• Media Blasters (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Tokyo Shock (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"The Tale of Zatoichi" - International (English title) (literal title)
"Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman" - USA (DVD box title)

Runtime:

45 min (100 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Company:

Katsu Production Co. Ltd.

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.

Movie Connections:

Follows Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman's Pilgrimage (1966)