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Zatôichi > Credits and Details
Directed by
Shintarō Katsu Shintarō Katsu  
Written by
Tatsumi Ichiyama Tatsumi Ichiyama ... screenplay
Shintarō Katsu Shintarō Katsu ... screenplay
Tsutomu Nakamura Tsutomu Nakamura ... screenplay
Kyôhei Nakaoka Kyôhei Nakaoka ... adaptation
Kan Shimozawa Kan Shimozawa ... short story
Cast
Shintarō Katsu Shintarō Katsu ... Zatôichi
Kanako Higuchi Kanako Higuchi ... Boss Han Bosatsu
Takanori Jinnai Takanori Jinnai ... Inspector Hanshu
Ryûtarô Gan Ryûtarô Gan ... Boss Goemon (as Takehiro Okumura)
Yûya Uchida Yûya Uchida ... Boss Akabei
Toyomi Kusano Toyomi Kusano ... Ume
Tsurutarô Kataoka Tsurutarô Kataoka ... Tsuru
Miho Nakayama Miho Nakayama  
Ken Ogata Ken Ogata ... Ronin
Norihei Miki Norihei Miki ... Zatôichi's Friend
Naonori Aihara Naonori Aihara  
Ryo Akashi Ryo Akashi  
Buntaro Aoyanaki Buntaro Aoyanaki  
Yosuke Ara Yosuke Ara  
Gô Awazu Gô Awazu ... Kame
Daisuke Ban Daisuke Ban  
Hisae Doi Hisae Doi  
Takashi Ebata Takashi Ebata  
Mayumi Fuji Mayumi Fuji  
Noboru Fujita Noboru Fujita  
Seiji Fujita Seiji Fujita  
Satoru Fukasaku Satoru Fukasaku  
Masako Fukuhara Masako Fukuhara  
Benzo Fukuyama Benzo Fukuyama  
Shinji Funawatari Shinji Funawatari  
Takeyuki Funawatari Takeyuki Funawatari  
Masato Goto Masato Goto  
Tadashi Hagiwara Tadashi Hagiwara  
Akemi Hanawa Akemi Hanawa  
Eugene Harada Eugene Harada  
Itsuo Harada Itsuo Harada  
Hiroshi Hasegawa Hiroshi Hasegawa  
Tsuneyuki Hasegawa Tsuneyuki Hasegawa  
Yukihiko Hatake Yukihiko Hatake  
Miyako Hattori Miyako Hattori  
Keiko Hirade Keiko Hirade  
Akemi Hirano Akemi Hirano  
Akira Hoshino Akira Hoshino  
Mutsuko Hoshino Mutsuko Hoshino  
Shinzô Hotta Shinzô Hotta  
Masaru Ibuki Masaru Ibuki  
Kenzo Ihara Kenzo Ihara  
Shogo Ikegami Shogo Ikegami  
Riki Ikenaga Riki Ikenaga  
Mika Iketani Mika Iketani  
Taisuke Imai Taisuke Imai  
Junko Ishida Junko Ishida  
Masao Ishiguro Masao Ishiguro  
Daisuke Ito Daisuke Ito  
Kuji Ito Kuji Ito  
Kenichirô Itô Kenichirô Itô  
Setsuo Iwai Setsuo Iwai  
Sayuri Iwasaki Sayuri Iwasaki  
Saburô Kadowaki Saburô Kadowaki  
Hiroshi Kai Hiroshi Kai  
Fumihiro Kaijyo Fumihiro Kaijyo  
Kentarô Kaji Kentarô Kaji  
Yoriko Kajikawa Yoriko Kajikawa  
Makoto Kanegata Makoto Kanegata  
Kenzô Kaneko Kenzô Kaneko  
Keizô Kanie Keizô Kanie  
Koichi Kase Koichi Kase  
Mie Kataoka Mie Kataoka  
Shuji Kato Shuji Kato  
Osamu Katô Osamu Katô  
Shigeo Katô Shigeo Katô  
Yukio Katô Yukio Katô  
Koji Kawahara Koji Kawahara  
Atsushi Kawashita Atsushi Kawashita  
Takuzô Kawatani Takuzô Kawatani  
Kiyosumi Kida Kiyosumi Kida  
Tsuyoshi Kikuchi Tsuyoshi Kikuchi  
Koichi Kikukawa Koichi Kikukawa  
Kazumori Kimura Kazumori Kimura  
Kumi Kimura Kumi Kimura  
Haruichi Kitami Haruichi Kitami  
Satomi Kitamira Satomi Kitamira  
Tomoyuki Kizawa Tomoyuki Kizawa  
Hiroyuki Kobayashi Hiroyuki Kobayashi  
Minamura Koda Minamura Koda  
Yûsuke Koike Yûsuke Koike  
Eiji Koshutake Eiji Koshutake  
Akira Kubo Akira Kubo  
Toshizô Kudô Toshizô Kudô  
Kiiko Kurokawa Kiiko Kurokawa  
Ryôichi Kusanagi Ryôichi Kusanagi  
Mitsuo Makishima Mitsuo Makishima  
Satoshi Manabe Satoshi Manabe  
Takeyuki Masujima Takeyuki Masujima  
Shin Matsukawa Shin Matsukawa  
Asao Matsumoto Asao Matsumoto  
Kozo Matsumoto Kozo Matsumoto  
Kazuko Matsumura Kazuko Matsumura  
Shinobu Matsunaga Shinobu Matsunaga  
Ken'ichi Matsuno Ken'ichi Matsuno  
Kôji Miemachi Kôji Miemachi  
Ryo Mihara Ryo Mihara  
Kyoko Mimasa Kyoko Mimasa  
Sho Mimune Sho Mimune  
Shû Minagawa Shû Minagawa  
Yoshitada Mitsui Yoshitada Mitsui  
Shotaro Miyagawa Shotaro Miyagawa  
Kôta Mizumori Kôta Mizumori  
Fumikazu Morihashi Fumikazu Morihashi  
Takami Morioka Takami Morioka  
Sachiko Moriyuki Sachiko Moriyuki  
Seishichi Mukae Seishichi Mukae  
Yûki Nagata Yûki Nagata  
Daisuke Naito Daisuke Naito  
Masataka Nakamura Masataka Nakamura  
Kyôko Nakano Kyôko Nakano  
Yayoi Nariyama Yayoi Nariyama  
Kanako Natsukawa Kanako Natsukawa  
Yuuki Natsusaka Yuuki Natsusaka  
Kazumasu Negishi Kazumasu Negishi  
Takeo Niimi Takeo Niimi  
Ninryu Ninryu  
Yoshiko Nishi Yoshiko Nishi  
Kazuya Nomura Kazuya Nomura  
Yû Numazaki Yû Numazaki  
Kyoko Nunomura Kyoko Nunomura  
Takashi Odajima Takashi Odajima  
Kyôko Oguma Kyôko Oguma  
Kumiko Ohta Kumiko Ohta ... (as Kumiko Ota)
Ryôji Okamoto Ryôji Okamoto  
Tatsuya Okamoto Tatsuya Okamoto  
Kazu Okubo Kazu Okubo  
Tadashi Okumura Tadashi Okumura  
Miyuki Omiya Miyuki Omiya  
Yoshiyuki Oniwa Yoshiyuki Oniwa  
Yukio Onuki Yukio Onuki  
Nobu Osako Nobu Osako  
Mitsuyuki Oshima Mitsuyuki Oshima  
Yoshio Otake Yoshio Otake  
Terukazu Ryu Terukazu Ryu  
Kakuya Saeki Kakuya Saeki  
Koji Sai Koji Sai  
Yoshio Saito Yoshio Saito  
Sachio Sakai Sachio Sakai  
Bontaro Sakata Bontaro Sakata  
Masakatsu Sakata Masakatsu Sakata  
Fumio Sasaki Fumio Sasaki  
Manami Sase Manami Sase  
Miyo Satsukime Miyo Satsukime  
Makoto Satô Makoto Satô  
Yûji Sawayama Yûji Sawayama  
Atsushi Seki Atsushi Seki  
Hiroyuki Sekimizu Hiroyuki Sekimizu  
Kazuyuki Senwatari Kazuyuki Senwatari  
Mihoko Shibata Mihoko Shibata  
Naoto Shigemizu Naoto Shigemizu  
Shinichi Shimizu Shinichi Shimizu  
Tomoyuki Shimura Tomoyuki Shimura  
Yukie Shimura Yukie Shimura  
Nanako Shindo Nanako Shindo  
Kaoru Shinoda Kaoru Shinoda  
Yoshito Shiraishi Yoshito Shiraishi  
Mako Shirokuma Mako Shirokuma  
Kyoko Sotokawa Kyoko Sotokawa  
Emiko Suga Emiko Suga  
Takae Sugano Takae Sugano  
Hiroshi Sugita Hiroshi Sugita  
Chiaki Suzuki Chiaki Suzuki  
Kazuya Suzuki Kazuya Suzuki  
Keiko Suzuki Keiko Suzuki  
Shôsei Suzuki Shôsei Suzuki  
Yuka Suzuki Yuka Suzuki  
Fumihiko Tachiki Fumihiko Tachiki  
Kimiko Tajima Kimiko Tajima  
Reiko Takahashi Reiko Takahashi  
Seigo Takahashi Seigo Takahashi  
Yutaka Takahashi Yutaka Takahashi  
Yoshiyuki Takaichi Yoshiyuki Takaichi  
Kohei Takano Kohei Takano  
Chigusa Takayama Chigusa Takayama  
Kasumi Takazawa Kasumi Takazawa  
Kyomi Takazawa Kyomi Takazawa  
Shinya Takeda Shinya Takeda  
Kazuhiro Taketoshi Kazuhiro Taketoshi  
Yasushi Takeuchi Yasushi Takeuchi  
Ryunosuke Takigawa Ryunosuke Takigawa  
Masaki Tamura Masaki Tamura  
Motoharu Tamura Motoharu Tamura  
Ryoji Tanaka Ryoji Tanaka  
Isao Tanitsu Isao Tanitsu  
Hirokazu Tanizaki Hirokazu Tanizaki  
Jun Tatara Jun Tatara ... Genta
Tamoko Tawada Tamoko Tawada  
Erika Togo Erika Togo  
Noriko Tokihiro Noriko Tokihiro  
Shogo Tomomori Shogo Tomomori  
Mitsuo Tone Mitsuo Tone  
Ryo Toshikura Ryo Toshikura  
Takashi Totsuka Takashi Totsuka  
Banjiro Tsuji Banjiro Tsuji  
Noriko Tsukamoto Noriko Tsukamoto  
Yuko Tsukamoto Yuko Tsukamoto  
Shingo Uchiide Shingo Uchiide  
Kôichi Ueda Kôichi Ueda  
Sakae Umezu Sakae Umezu  
Hideyuki Washigashita Hideyuki Washigashita  
Masaroku Watanabe Masaroku Watanabe  
Teruo Watanabe Teruo Watanabe  
Hiroyuki Yamada Hiroyuki Yamada  
Toshimi Yamaguchi Toshimi Yamaguchi  
Kinji Yamamine Kinji Yamamine  
Joe Yamanaka Joe Yamanaka ... Sukezaemon Kuroma
Keiko Yamane Keiko Yamane  
Wataru Yamane Wataru Yamane  
Hideo Yamase Hideo Yamase  
Hana Yamashina Hana Yamashina  
Mitsuru Yamazaki Mitsuru Yamazaki  
Isao Yasuda Isao Yasuda  
Hideomi Yasukawauchi Hideomi Yasukawauchi  
Kenji Yasunaga Kenji Yasunaga  
Rikiya Yasuoka Rikiya Yasuoka ... Yojimbo
Osamu Yayama Osamu Yayama  
Saburo Yoko Saburo Yoko  
Naritoshi Yokoo Naritoshi Yokoo  
Hiroshi Yonezawa Hiroshi Yonezawa  
Toru Yoshikawa Toru Yoshikawa  
Roku Yoshinaka Roku Yoshinaka  
Shôji Ôki Shôji Ôki  
Senkichi Ômura Senkichi Ômura  
Yutaka Ôyama Yutaka Ôyama  
Produced by
Shintarō Katsu Shintarō Katsu ... producer
Masanori Sanada Masanori Sanada ... producer
Kiyoshi Tsukamoto Kiyoshi Tsukamoto ... producer
Original Music by
Edison Edison ... as Takayoshi Watanabe
Special Effects by
Etsuko Egawa Etsuko Egawa ... moldmaker
Kazu Hiro Kazu Hiro ... moldmaker
Takashi Terada Takashi Terada ... moldmaker
Shiori Ôike Shiori Ôike ... moldmaker
Additional Info
Premiere: February 04, 1989
DVD Release: February 24, 2004
Country: Japan
Distributor: Tokyo Shock
Websites: IMDb Wikipedia
Ratings
SkullJoy

7.1 / 10
IMDb

7.0 / 10
Alternate Titles
> Zatôichi 26: Darkness Is His Ally
> Zatôichi: The Blind Swordsman
Production Companies
Katsu Production
Mitsutomo
Distributors
Media Blasters
  (2004) (United States) (DVD)
Shochiku International Sales & Licensing
  (World-wide) (except Japan)
Tokyo Shock
  (2004) (United States) (DVD)
Filming Locations
Eiga-mura, Kanami, Kanae-chô, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima, Japan
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