Zatoichi 19: Samaritan Zatoichi (座頭市喧嘩太鼓 Zatōichi kenka-daiko) aka Zatoichi and the Drum and Zatoichi Fighting Drums is a film based on Kan Shimozawa's novels, directed by Kenji Misumi and starring Shintarō Katsu as Zatoichi the blind swordsman. Zatoichi 19: Samaritan Zatoichi is the nineteenth entry in the popular, long-running Zatoichi series.