| The Tale of Zatoichi | |
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| Directed by | Kenji Misumi |
| Screenplay by | Minoru Inuzuka |
| Based on | The Tale of Zatoichi by Kan Shimozawa |
| Produced by | Ikuo Kubodera |
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| Cinematography | Chikashi Makiura |
| Edited by | Kanji Suganuma |
| Music by | Akira Ifukube |
| Backgrounds by | Akira Naito |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Dalei Studios |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The Tale of Zatoichi (Japanese: 座頭市物語, Hepburn: Zatōichi Monogatari) is a 1962 Japanese chanbara film directed by Kenji Misumi and based on the 1948 essay of the same name by Kan Shimozawa. It is the first installment in a long-running jidaigeki film series starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind swordsman Zatoichi.[1][2]
- ^ "映画監督 三隅研次" (in Japanese). National Film Archive of Japan. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "座頭市物語". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 11 January 2021.