Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman：Full Cast & Crew

Series Directed by

Shintarô Katsu
(22 episodes, 1974-1979): Akikazu Ota
(16 episodes, 1976-1979): Kazuo Mori
(10 episodes, 1974-1979): Yoshiyuki Kuroda
(9 episodes, 1974-1978): Tokuzô Tanaka
(6 episodes, 1974-1979): Akira Inoue
(6 episodes, 1974-1978): Umeo Minamino
(5 episodes, 1976-1979): Toshiaki Kunihara
(5 episodes, 1979): Kimiyoshi Yasuda
(4 episodes, 1974-1978): Kazuo Kuroki
(3 episodes, 1976-1979): Showa Ota
(3 episodes, 1979): Kenji Misumi
(2 episodes, 1974): Masao Kobayashi
(2 episodes, 1978): Hiroshi Teshigahara
(2 episodes, 1979): Junji Kurata
(1 episode, 1974): Eiichi Kudô
(1 episode, 1976): Kai Shimada
(1 episode, 1978)

Series Writing Credits

Tetsurô Abe
(screenplay) (1 episode, 1978): Kuki Chikako
(1 episode, 1976): Yukio Harada
(screenplay) (1 episode, 1974): Seiji Hoshikawa
(screenplay) (4 episodes, 1974-1979): Seiji Hoshikawa
(6 episodes, 1974-1979): Seiji Hozikawa
(screenplay) (1 episode, 1974): Ichirô Ikeda
(2 episodes, 1974-1976): Ichirô Ikeda
(screenplay) (1 episode, 1974): Kengo Inomata
(1 episode, 1976): Minoru Inuzuka
(2 episodes, 1976-1978): Minoru Inuzuka
(screenplay) (1 episode, 1978): Yoshiko Ishida
(screenplay) (3 episodes, 1979): Minami Iwamoto
(7 episodes, 1976-1978): Minami Iwamoto
(screenplay) (2 episodes, 1978): Shintarô Katsu
(screenplay) (2 episodes, 1978-1979): Keiji Kubota
(screenplay) (1 episode, 1978): Wakuta Masaaki
(1 episode, 1979): Oki Morihiko
(1 episode, 1976): Akira Murao
(2 episodes, 1976-1978): Akira Murao
(screenplay) (1 episode, 1978): Tsutomu Nakamura
(screenplay) (9 episodes, 1978-1979): Tsutomu Nakamura
(19 episodes, 1976-1979): Tsutomu Nakamura
(writer) (2 episodes, 1979): KyÃ´hei Nakaoka
(1 episode, 1979): Kin'ya Naoi
(screenplay) (1 episode, 1974): Motoo Nishu
(screenplay) (1 episode, 1979): Yoji Ogura
(screenplay) (1 episode, 1978): Toshio Okumura
(screenplay) (7 episodes, 1979): Toshio Okumura
(9 episodes, 1979): Yôichi Onaka
(screenplay) (1 episode, 1979): Shigeko Satô
(8 episodes, 1976-1979): Shigeko Satô
(screenplay) (4 episodes, 1978-1979): Eizaburô Shiba
(1 episode, 1976): Kikuma Shimoiizaka
(3 episodes, 1976): Kan Shimozawa
(writer) (18 episodes, 1974-1979): Kaneto Shindô
(8 episodes, 1976-1979): Kaneto Shindô
(screenplay) (3 episodes, 1978): Otsuka Susumu
(1 episode, 1979): Kôzô Taguchi
(screenplay) (1 episode, 1978): Niisan Takahashi
(screenplay) (3 episodes, 1974-1979): Nizou Takahashi
(1 episode, 1974): Hajime Takaiwa
(screenplay) (1 episode, 1974): Gorô Tanada
(screenplay) (1 episode, 1978): Toshiyo Tanaka
(screenplay) (1 episode, 1979): Hiroshi Teshigahara
(screenplay) (2 episodes, 1979): Masatoshi Tojo
(4 episodes, 1976): Takayuki Yamada
(screenplay) (1 episode, 1979): Kimiyoshi Yasuda
(screenplay) (1 episode, 1978): Kanji Yasumoto
(screenplay) (1 episode, 1979)

Series Cast

Shintarô Katsu
Â Zatoichi 99 episodes, 1974-1979: Yoshio Harada
Â Shinsuke of Kitsuura 3 episodes, 1974-1979: Yûjirô Ishihara
Â Hanpei Misawa / ... 2 episodes, 1974-1976: Yukiyo Toake
Â Okiku 2 episodes, 1974-1976: Kunie Tanaka
Â Boss Genzo 1 episode, 1974: Kiwako Taichi
Â Convict Mother 1 episode, 1974: Hitoshi Ueki
Â Kobuichi 1 episode, 1974: Mikio Narita
Â Karakaze 1 episode, 1974: Kôji Wada
Â Yakuza informant 1 episode, 1974: Ryunosuke Minegishi
Â Retired Prison Guard 1 episode, 1974

Series Produced by

Masanori Sanada
producer (23 episodes, 1974-1979): Hiroyoshi Nishioka
producer (20 episodes, 1974-1976): Seichi Ichiko
producer (3 episodes, 1978-1979): Nishioka Hiroyuki
producer (1 episode, 1979)

Series Music by

Isao Tomita
(1 episode, 1974)

Series Cinematography by

Chikashi Makiura
(17 episodes, 1974-1979): Fujio Morita
(17 episodes, 1974-1978): Mitsugu Watanabe
(7 episodes, 1976-1978): Sadaji Yoshida
(1 episode, 1978)

Series Editing by

Toshio Taniguchi
(21 episodes, 1974-1978)

Series Production Management

Christian Alexander MorÃ¡n
post-production manager (2 episodes, 1979)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Masao Kobayashi
assistant director (16 episodes, 1976-1979): Umeo Minamino
assistant director (15 episodes, 1974-1976): Yoji Ogura
assistant director (9 episodes, 1974-1976): Tadashi Nakatsukasa
assistant director (5 episodes, 1974-1978): Nakatsuksa Tadashi
assistant director (1 episode, 1978)

Series Sound Department

TsuchitarÃ´ Hayashi
sound editor (3 episodes, 1976): TÃ´ru Kurashima
sound / sound effects editor (2 episodes, 1974): Masao Ãsumi
sound recordist (1 episode, 1979)

Series Stunts

Eiichi Kusumoto
fight choreographer (1 episode, 1974)

Series Music Department

Asami Ari
lyrics (1 episode, 1974): Shintarô Katsu
vocals (1 episode, 1974)

Series Additional Crew

Eiichi Kusumoto
sword choreographer / fight choreography (3 episodes, 1976-1978)