Zatoichi — Zatoichi and the Chess Expert Character Profile

About Zatoichi

Blind masseur and master swordsman who wanders feudal Japan defending the oppressed.

Zatoichi — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Cane sword mastery, Heightened senses, Gambling intuition, Martial arts, Stealth

• Strength: 9/10
• Intelligence: 8/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 8/10

Character Facts

Played by

Shintarō Katsu

Appears in

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Zatoichi — alliance — Kume (Yukiko Takabayashi)
• Zatoichi — Narrative Suspect & Witness — Roppei (Taro Marui)

  Victim whose murder drives the central mystery and suspicion.

• Zatoichi — Social Protector — Miki (Naomi Fujiyama)

  A compassionate bond formed through Ichi's selfless care for the injured child.

• Zatoichi — Romantic Unrequited Love — Otane (Kaneko Iwasaki)

  Mutual attraction complicated by Ichi's past grief and Otane's confession.

• Zatoichi — Conflict Arch Enemy — Tadasu Jumonji (Mikio Narita)

  Rival swordsmen whose shogi games mask escalating hostility and mutual suspicion.

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• Tadasu Jumonji (Mikio Narita)
• Otane (Kaneko Iwasaki)
• Yakuza boss of Ejimaya (Tatsuo Endō)
• Tomonoshin Sagawa (Gaku Yamamoto)
• Injury prone Banyu yakuza (Fujio Suga)
• Widow Tarozaemon (Kanae Kobayashi)
• Crippled yakuza (Rokkō Toura)
• Kume (Yukiko Takabayashi)
• Miki (Naomi Fujiyama)
• Roppei (Taro Marui)