Zatoichi is a long-running Japanese film and television franchise featuring a blind, itinerant swordsman and gambler, with the original run of 26 films starring Shintaro Katsu from 1962 to 1989, followed by a 100-episode TV series. The franchise has seen adaptations and reboots, including a 2003 film by Takeshi Kitano, a 2010 film, and a 2007 stage adaptation, along with a 1989 US film remake called Blind Fury.