One of the most popular heroes in Japanese cinema, Zatoichi the blind swordsman inspired 26 feature films, more than 100 TV episodes, and countless comics and collectibles. But for a matinee idol, he ...

The hundred episodes of the TV series followed 1970s TV dynamics: Zatoichi was (mostly) unchanging from one episode to the next, and the 45-minute episodes (allowing for 15 minutes of advertisement ...

How does one perpetuate the longest-running samurai action series—which yielded 26 films and over a hundred TV episodes starring the late Shintaro Katsu as a blind, sword-wielding masseur—without ...

Meet the talented cast and crew behind 'Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965)' on Moviefone. Explore detailed bios, filmographies, and the creative team's insights. Dive into the heart of this movie ...