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Jun 8, 2011 · I first encountered the actor Shintaro Katsu back in 2002 when I picked up the first two movies in his long, defining series about the blind masseur/master swordsman Zatoichi. Although Katsu had a long and prolific career (IMDb lists 119 titles in 35 years of acting), having made 25 features about Zatoichi between 1962 and
Katsu Shintarō (born November 29, 1931, Tokyo, Japan—died June 21, 1997, Kashiwa, Chiba prefecture) was a Japanese actor whose portrayal of Zatoichi, a blind master swordsman, in a series of motion pictures and on television brought him fame and influenced similar films in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Jun 21, 1997 · Shintaro Katsu was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Katsu began his career with roles in the Kazuo Hasegawa drama "An Actor's Revenge" (1963), "Shaka" (1963) and "Machi-buse" (1970).
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Nov 25, 2013 · 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 happens to be a lightning-fast swordsman. As this iconic figure, the charismatic and earthy Shintaro Katsu became an instant superstar, lending a larger-than-life presence to the thrilling adventures of a man who ...
Zatôichi (座頭市), also known as Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally, [1] Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman and Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi, is a 1989 Japanese Chambara film directed by and starring Shintaro Katsu, who also produced and co-wrote the screenplay. [2]
Dec 1, 2013 · Shintaro Katsu and Masayo Banri in “The Tale of Zatoichi” (1962), the first of 25 films starring Katsu as the title character. Credit... Kadokawa Pictures Inc.
