Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: October 3, 1974
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 100
Networks: Fuji TV
Genres: Drama

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Zatoichi Monogatari(1974)

THE BLIND SWORDSMAN

TMDB Rating: 6.5 (2 votes)

Overview

Blind masseur Zatôichi travels from town to town gambling, drinking, and fighting off the local gangs.

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Season 1

26 episodes • 1974

#	Episode	Air Date
1	A Challenge Of Chance	Oct 3, 1974
2	The Flower That Bloomed With The Lullaby	Oct 10, 1974
3	A Memorial Day And The Bell Of Life	Oct 17, 1974
4	The Kannon Statue that was Bound	Oct 24, 1974
5	The Heartless Man, Touched By Compassion	Oct 31, 1974
6	Pouring Rain	Nov 7, 1974
7	A Bird Lands On Ichi	Nov 14, 1974
8	An Unforgettable Flower	Nov 21, 1974
9	The Two Zatoichis	Nov 28, 1974
10	The Sumo Wrestler Who Found His Home	Dec 5, 1974
11	The Whirlwind Of Kisoji Mountain	Dec 12, 1974
12	Humanity And Justice	Dec 19, 1974
13	The 1,000 Ryo Raffle	Dec 26, 1974
14	Fighting Journey With Baby In Tow	Jan 2, 1975
15	Festival Song Of The Raven	Jan 9, 1975
16	The Winds From Mt. Akagi	Jan 16, 1975
17	Burning Sunset on the Bridal Pass	Jan 23, 1975
18	A Rush Trip	Jan 30, 1975
19	A Rainbow over my Hometown	Feb 6, 1975
20	The Female Boss and Her Wolves	Feb 13, 1975
21	The Little Flower by the Lake	Feb 20, 1975
22	Song of the Father and Son	Feb 27, 1975
23	Suicide Song of Lovers	Mar 6, 1975
24	The Coming of Spring	Mar 13, 1975
25	Way of the Yakuza	Mar 20, 1975
26	Traveling Alone	Mar 27, 1975

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Season 2

29 episodes • 1976

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Keepsake Dolls	Oct 4, 1976
2	Yearning For A Father	Oct 11, 1976
3	A Parting Flower	Oct 18, 1976
4	The Moonrise Bodyguard	Oct 25, 1976
5	On The Run	Nov 1, 1976
6	Tears In The Shadow Of His Teacher	Nov 8, 1976
7	You Can Hear The Nursery Song	Nov 15, 1976
8	The Beautiful Prostitute In The Rain	Nov 22, 1976
9	A Rainbow in an Unseen Teardrop	Nov 29, 1976
10	Autumn Road for A Weeping Maid	Dec 6, 1976
11	The Two Roads Divided By The Winds	Dec 13, 1976
12	Money And Hell	Dec 20, 1976
13	Ichi Runs To The Mother's Tears	Dec 27, 1976
14	A Farewell In The Snow	Jan 3, 1977
15	A Cane Sword Burned In Anger	Jan 10, 1977
16	A Woman On The Run	Jan 17, 1977
17	A Mother And Son's Revenge	Jan 24, 1977
18	A Drunken River	Jan 31, 1977
19	The Girl From Echigo	Feb 7, 1977
20	Chess For A Lifetime	Feb 14, 1977
21	A Broken Promise	Feb 21, 1977
22	Samurai Lullaby	Feb 28, 1977
23	The Ghost Beckoned Ichi	Mar 7, 1977
24	Spring Goes On In Otone	Mar 14, 1977
25	The Vagabond's Return	Mar 21, 1977
26	The Crow Cries And Ichi Appears	Mar 28, 1977
27	Song Of A Traveler	Apr 4, 1977
28	The Joshu Lullaby	Apr 11, 1977
29	The Endless Journey	Apr 18, 1977

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Season 3

19 episodes • 1978

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The 100 Ryo Love	Jan 1, 1978
2	Spring Arrives for the Eyeless Daruma	Jan 8, 1978
3	The Palanquin Wars of Tempo Period	Jan 15, 1978
4	Firefly	Jan 22, 1978
5	The Song That Struck Ichi	Jan 29, 1978
6	The Five Young Swords	Feb 5, 1978
7	A Long Time Ago	Feb 12, 1978
8	Here Comes the Masseur	Feb 19, 1978
9	The Revolving Lantern	Feb 26, 1978
10	The Winter Sea	Mar 5, 1978
11	Traveling with a Child	Mar 12, 1978
12	At the Outbreak of the Rain	Mar 19, 1978
13	The woman who Betrayed Chuji	Mar 26, 1978
14	A Dream at the Awa Festival	Apr 2, 1978
15	The Sound of Crying Bells	Apr 9, 1978
16	The Naked Crybaby Assassin	Apr 16, 1978
17	The Prostitute Flower on a Foggy Night	Apr 23, 1978
18	Road of Manure	Apr 30, 1978
19	The Gift of the Letter 'Eye'	May 7, 1978

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Season 4

26 episodes • 1979

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Another Solitary Journey	Jan 1, 1979
2	Winter Fireworks	Jan 8, 1979
3	Ichi Hears a Lullaby	Jan 15, 1979
4	I Will Kill Him Tomorrow	Jan 22, 1979
5	Journey of the Butterfly	Jan 29, 1979
6	The Spinning Wheel	Feb 5, 1979
7	Pinky Promise	Feb 12, 1979
8	Big Win - The Best in the Business	Feb 19, 1979
9	Rain on a Boat Keeper	Feb 26, 1979
10	The Cup of the Town	Mar 5, 1979
11	The Stage That Surrounds Human Nature	Mar 12, 1979
12	The Rainbow Bridge	Mar 19, 1979
13	The One Hundred Ryo Gift That Made the Devil Laugh	Mar 26, 1979
14	An Application to Become a Masseur	Apr 2, 1979
15	A Scarecrow Kid	Apr 9, 1979
16	Mukae-bi, Okuri-bi, Toro-nagashi	Apr 16, 1979
17	Whose Child Is This?	Apr 23, 1979
18	Dogs and Traveling Companions	Apr 30, 1979
19	A Quiet Life	May 7, 1979
20	Festival Music and Pinwheels	May 14, 1979
21	A Gambler's Poetry - Part 1	May 21, 1979
22	A Gambler's Poetry - Part 2	May 28, 1979
23	Mysterious Journey	Jun 4, 1979
24	Otento-san	Jun 11, 1979
25	The Rainbow Journey	Jun 18, 1979
26	The Dream Journey	Jun 25, 1979

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