TV series / 1974-1979

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman

Original title: Zatôichi monogatari

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman is a TV series from 1974-1979. This page summarizes IMDb episode ratings across 4 seasons and 56 rated episodes.

4 seasons 56 rated episodes 7.9 average 610 episode votes

Ratings by Season

Rows are episode numbers. Columns are seasons.

Episode 1234
1 7.9 7.9
2 8.0 7.6
3 8.6 7.7
4 8.4 8.0
5 8.6 7.5
6 8.3 8.2 8.2
7 8.5 8.2
8 8.4
9 8.2 8.2 8.8
10 7.7 7.5 9.0
11 8.1 8.0
12 7.9 7.4
13 8.3 7.9
14 8.1 7.3
15 9.0 8.5
16 7.0 7.8
17 8.8 7.4
18 8.0 7.4
19 6.6 8.3
20 7.6 6.8
21 7.8 8.2
22 8.0 7.8
23 7.4 7.3
24 7.6
25 7.9 8.9
26 8.0 7.2 8.2
27 7.0
28 8.0

Series summary

About Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman

The rated episodes of Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman have an average IMDb rating of 7.9 based on 610 episode votes. Season 3 has the highest average rating at 8.9 across 2 rated episodes. Season 2 has the lowest average rating at 7.7.

Genre
Action, Adventure, and Drama
Runtime
45 minute episodes
Principal cast
Shintarô Katsu, Renji Ishibashi, Keizô Kanie, Shintarô Akatsuki, Shun'ya Wazaki, and Daigo Kusano
Writers
Tetsurô Abe, Kuki Chikako, and Yukio Harada
Directors
Shintarô Katsu, Showa Ota, and Kazuo Mori
Also known as
The Tale of Zatoichi and 座頭市物語

Highest rated

Best Episodes

  1. S1E15: Festival Song of the Raven The best episode of Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman is S1E15: Festival Song of the Raven with a 9.0 rating / 10 votes
  2. S3E10: The Winter Sea 9.0 rating / 9 votes
  3. S4E25: The Rainbow Journey 8.9 rating / 15 votes
  4. S1E17: Burning Sunset on the Bridal Pass 8.8 rating / 9 votes
  5. S3E9: The Revolving Lantern 8.8 rating / 7 votes

Lowest rated

Worst Episodes

  1. S1E19: A Rainbow Over My Homeland The worse episode of Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman is S1E19: A Rainbow Over My Homeland with a 6.6 rating / 10 votes
  2. S2E20: A Lifetime of Chess 6.8 rating / 7 votes
  3. S1E16: The Wind from Mount Akagi 7.0 rating / 11 votes
  4. S2E27: The Song of a Traveler 7.0 rating / 6 votes
  5. S2E26: The Crow Cries and Ichi Appears 7.2 rating / 7 votes