Takeshi Kitano's Zatōichi remakes the series that began with The Tale of Zatoichi: the blind masseur and swordsman Shintaro Katsu played through twenty-six films, put into a new story by Kitano.
Film· 1962· Action
by 三隅研次 Kenji Misumi
座頭市物語 (The Tale of Zatoichi): 1 recorded work traces back to it.
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