---
title: 'The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kenji Misumi'
released: '1962-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-tale-of-zatoichi-1962'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056714/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)

1962 · 95 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 座頭市物語

## Synopsis

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. It is the first installment in a long-running jidaigeki film series starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind swordsman Zatoichi.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kenji Misumi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenji-misumi)
- **Screenplay:** [Kan Shimozawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/kan-shimozawa)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Akira Ifukube](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-ifukube)

## Cast

- [Eijirō Yanagi](https://cinepixo.com/people/eijiro-yanagi)
- [Shigeru Amachi](https://cinepixo.com/people/shigeru-amachi)
- [Chitose Maki](https://cinepixo.com/people/chitose-maki)
- [Shintarō Katsu](https://cinepixo.com/people/shintaro-katsu)

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