He is an itinerant blind masseur and swordsman of Japan's late Edo period (1830s and 1840s). He first appeared in the 1948 essay Zatoichi Monogatari, part of Shimozawa's Futokoro Techō …

But behind his humble facade, Zatoichi is a master swordsman, gifted with lightning-fast draw and strokes of breathtaking precision. Zatoichi wanders into a town run by sinister gangs and a …

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 …

The Zatoichi series is one of Japan's longest running media franchises, with a total of 29 films and a 100-episode television series.

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 …

Zatoichi rises again! This time, he's a kindly, blind traveling masseur who conceals his prodigious skills as a swordsman. Watch trailers & learn more.

Mar 26, 2009 · Zatoichi (座頭市Zatōichi?) is a fictional character featured in one of Japan 's longest running series of films and a television series set in the Edo period. The character, a …

A revival of the classic Zatoichi series of samurai film and television dramas, the film premiered on 2 September 2003 at the Venice International Film Festival, where it won the prestigious Silver …

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 …

Oct 31, 2022 · Zatoichi (座頭市) is a fictional character featured in one of Japan's longest-running series of films, as well as a television series. Both are set during the late Edo period (1830s …