The Tale of Zatoichi
1962 · 96 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 6,138 VOTES · DIR. Kenji Misumi
Overview
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,020 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:13 A DAIEI CO. LTD. PRODUCTION
00:06:17 I have more here.
00:09:36 Boss, you're back.
00:12:51 Pleased to meet you.
00:16:24 What's he doing?
00:19:17 I'm going to tell Father about this.
00:23:38 I'm sorry. Please forget what I said.
00:27:43 - Did you get that? - Yes.
00:31:55 ten to twenty men each if I asked for help.
00:35:06 so people like you who can see
00:39:02 All right, then.
00:43:28 We'd be on opposite sides then.
00:47:29 Did you come to speak to me?
00:50:58 We can't let you live after what you just heard.
00:55:19 Three bottles of the best sake.
00:59:18 You have no idea where he went?
01:03:08 - Say you'll come back! - You're going to kill me?
01:07:09 It's not easy to pull yourself out once you've fallen in.
01:10:52 Ichi, I hear you're running away
01:15:57 I heard that Master Hirate is ill.
01:24:22 Master Hirate
01:29:20 Ichi, you did it.
01:31:46 What's so happy and wonderful about that?
307:08:20 all on even.
Cast & Characters
Shintarô Katsu
Zatôichi
Shintarô Katsu
Blind Man Ichi
Shintarô Katsu
Masseur Ichi
Masayo Banri
Tane
Masayo Banri
Tatekichi's sister
Masayo Banri
Seisuke's ex-lover
Ryûzô Shimada
Shigezô of Sasagawa
Ryûzô Shimada
Sasagawa yakuza boss
Hajime Mitamura
Hanji of Matsugishi
Shigeru Amachi
Hirate, Miki
Michirô Minami
Tatekichi
Michirô Minami
Tane's brother
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,020
Dialogue density10.6 lines / min
First line00:00:13
Final line307:08:20
Production Record
DirectorKenji Misumi
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes6,138