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Original film series. The original series of 26 films featured Shintaro Katsu as Zatoichi. The first film was made in 1962 in black and white. The third film, in 1963, was the first to be filmed in color. The 25th film was made in 1973, followed by a hiatus of 16 years until Katsu's last film, which he wrote and directed himself in 1989.
Aug 24, 2023 · The Zatoichi series was one of the longest-running in cinema history, and one of the most well-known film franchises from Japan that isn't Godzilla.
A list of the 25 original films with Shintaro Katsu from 1962 to 1973 and the 5 contemporary remakes, including the unaffiliated American film. Keep track of the Zatoichi films you've seen!
The colossally popular Zatoichi films make up the longest-running action series in Japanese history and created one of the screen’s great heroes: an itinerant blind masseur who also happens to be a lightning-fast swordsman.
The colossally popular Zatoichi films make up the longest-running action series in Japanese history and created one of the screen’s great heroes: an itinerant blind masseur who also happens to be a lightning-fast swordsman.
Sep 16, 2015 · We look at the best of the famous, long running Zatoichi series…. With the 2013 release of Criterion’s impressive Zatoichi box set, it seems that the adventures of blind swordsman and masseur Ichi have finally found their way into Western pop culture. Before, the series had already been enormously popular in Japan.
The colossally popular Zatoichi films make up the longest-running action series in Japanese history and created one of the screen’s great heroes: an itinerant blind masseur who also happens to be a lightning-fast swordsman.
