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Zareen Khan
Zareen Khan (Zarine Khan, जरीन खान) is an Indian actress born 1987 in Mumbai, debut Veer (2010) opposite Salman Khan, known for Housefull 2, Hate Story 3, Aksar 2; distinct from producer Zarine Khan.
Zarguzasht
Zarguzasht (زرگزشت) is a humorous Urdu autobiography by Pakistani banker and humorist Mushtaq Ahmad Yousufi, first published in the 1970s and counted among the major autobiographies of Urdu literature.
Zarina Hashmi
Zarina Hashmi, known professionally as Zarina, was an Indian-born American artist and printmaker who lived in New York City and made minimalist works on paper exploring home, borders, and migration.
Zarina Wahab (ज़रीना वहाब)
Zarina Wahab (ज़रीना वहाब), Indian actress born in Visakhapatnam, FTII-trained, star of Chitchor (1976) and Gharonda (1977, Filmfare nomination); wife of Aditya Pancholi, active in Hindi, Malayalam, and Telugu cinema.
Zarok TV
Zarok TV (Kurdish for 'child TV') is Turkey's first Kurdish-language children's channel, launched in Diyarbakır on Newroz, March 21, 2015. It broadcasts cartoons in Kurmanji, Zazaki, and Sorani, was closed under a 2016 emergency decree and relaunched that December.
Zartmann
Zartmann is a German singer-songwriter from Berlin whose single "Tau mich auf" topped the German chart in 2025 and became the country's most-streamed song of the year.
Zarzuela
Zarzuela: Spanish lyric theater genre mixing sung numbers and spoken dialogue, born at the 17th-century Palacio de la Zarzuela near Madrid; home venues Teatro de la Zarzuela (1856) and Apolo; declared intangible cultural heritage in 2024.
ZaSu Pitts
ZaSu Pitts (Eliza Susan Pitts, 1894-1963), American film actress of silent and sound cinema, Trina in Greed (1924), half of the Pitts-Todd Hal Roach comedy shorts, later radio and TV character actress.
Zat pwe
Zat pwe (ဇာတ်ပွဲ) is the classical dance-drama of Myanmar (Burma), an all-night outdoor performance combining song, dance, acting, and comic improvisation, with plots drawn chiefly from the Buddhist Jataka birth stories.
Zatanna
Zatanna Zatara, DC Comics' backwards-speaking stage-magician heroine created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson in Hawkman #4 (1964); daughter of Zatara, Justice League and Justice League Dark member, star of 2024-2025 solo series.
Zatarain's
Zatarain's is a New Orleans-area food brand founded in 1889 by Emile Zatarain, known for rice dinner mixes, seafood boils, and seasonings; owned by McCormick since its 2003 $180 million acquisition.
Zatch Bell!
Zatch Bell! (Konjiki no Gash!!, 金色のガッシュ!!) is Makoto Raiku's 2001–2007 Weekly Shonen Sunday manga about 100 demon children battling via spell books, adapted into a 150-episode Toei anime, with a 2022 digital sequel.
Zathura
Zathura is a 2002 Chris Van Allsburg picture book and 2005 Jon Favreau film about a space board game, a sequel to Jumanji; also zathura, a keyboard-driven Linux document viewer.
Zathura: A Space Adventure
Zathura: A Space Adventure is a 2005 Columbia Pictures sci-fi family film directed by Jon Favreau, based on Chris Van Allsburg's 2002 Jumanji sequel book, starring Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bobo, Dax Shepard, Kristen Stewart, and Tim Robbins.
Zatoichi (座頭市)
Zatoichi (座頭市) is a fictional blind masseur and master swordsman created by Kan Shimozawa, played by Shintaro Katsu in 26 films from 1962 to 1989 plus 100 television episodes.
Zatoichi (座頭市) (1989 film)
Zatoichi is a 1989 Japanese samurai film directed, written, produced by, and starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur swordsman, the 26th and final theatrical film in the series.
Zatoichi (座頭市) (2003 film)
Zatoichi (座頭市), also released as The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, is Takeshi Kitano's 2003 remake of the blind swordsman series, starring Kitano with Tadanobu Asano; it won the Venice Silver Lion for Best Director and the Toronto People's Choice Award.
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (座頭市千両首)
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (座頭市千両首, Zatoichi senryokubi) is a 1964 Daiei chambara film, sixth in the Zatoichi series, directed by Kazuo Ikehiro with Shintaro Katsu; Ichi is falsely accused of stealing a village's 1,000-ryo tax chest.
Zatoichi at Large (座頭市御用旅)
Zatoichi at Large (座頭市御用旅, Zatoichi goyotabi) is a 1972 Japanese chambara film, the 23rd Zatoichi entry, directed by Mori Kazuo and starring Shintaro Katsu, produced by Katsu Productions and distributed by Toho after Daiei's collapse.
Zatoichi Challenged (座頭市血煙り街道)
Zatoichi Challenged (Zatōichi chikemuri kaidō) is a 1967 Daiei Kyoto chambara film, the 17th Zatoichi movie: Shintaro Katsu's blind swordsman escorts a boy to his father, a painter forced into illegal erotica, and duels ronin Jushiro Konoe in snow.
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (座頭市あばれ火祭り)
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (座頭市あばれ火祭り, Zatoichi abare-himatsuri) is the 21st Zatoichi film, a 1970 chambara directed by Kenji Misumi, co-written by star Shintaro Katsu, with Tatsuya Nakadai as a vengeful ronin and a blind yakuza boss villain.
Zatoichi in Desperation (新座頭市物語・折れた杖)
Zatoichi in Desperation (新座頭市物語・折れた杖, Shin Zatoichi monogatari: Oreta tsue) is the 24th Zatoichi film, a 1972 Toho chambara directed by and starring Shintaro Katsu, his first as series director, in which the blind swordsman buys a prostitute's freedom and fights on with crushed hands.
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (新座頭市 破れ！唐人剣, 1971), also called Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman, is a Golden Harvest-Daiei Japan-Hong Kong crossover, the 22nd Zatoichi film, pitting Shintaro Katsu against Jimmy Wang Yu with alternate endings reported.
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (座頭市と用心棒)
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (座頭市と用心棒) is Kihachi Okamoto's 1970 chambara film, the 20th Zatoichi entry, pairing Shintaro Katsu's blind swordsman with Toshiro Mifune as a ronin bodyguard; their final duel ends in a draw.
Zatoichi on the Road (座頭市喧嘩旅)
Zatoichi on the Road (座頭市喧嘩旅, Zatoichi kenka-tabi), also Masseur Ichi on the Road, is a 1963 Daiei chambara film, the fifth Zatoichi entry, directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda, starring Shintaro Katsu, with Shiho Fujimura and Akira Ifukube's score.
Zatoichi the Fugitive (座頭市兇状旅)
Zatoichi the Fugitive (座頭市兇状旅, Masseur Ichi, The Fugitive) is a 1963 Daiei jidaigeki, the fourth Zatoichi film, directed by Tokuzo Tanaka and starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind swordsman hunted for a ten-ryō bounty in Jōshū Shimonita.
Zatoichi the Outlaw (座頭市牢破り)
Zatoichi the Outlaw (座頭市牢破り, Zatoichi royaburi), also The Blind Swordsman's Rescue, is a 1967 Daiei chambara, the 16th Zatoichi film and first Katsu Production title, directed by Satsuo Yamamoto, starring Shintaro Katsu and Rentaro Mikuni, released August 12, 1967.
Zatoichi's Cane Sword (座頭市鉄火旅)
Zatoichi's Cane Sword (座頭市鉄火旅, Zatoichi tekkatabi), also released as The Blind Swordsman's Cane-Sword, is the 15th Zatoichi film, released January 3, 1967 by Daiei and directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda; a blacksmith reveals the hero's cane sword will snap on its next kill, driving the plot.
Zatoichi's Conspiracy (新座頭市物語・笠間の血祭り)
Zatoichi's Conspiracy (新座頭市物語・笠間の血祭り), 1973 Toho chambara film, 25th and last of the original Zatoichi features; directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda, starring Shintaro Katsu returning to his hometown Kasama.
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (座頭市あばれ凧)
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (座頭市あばれ凧, The Sword of Zatoichi) is a 1964 Daiei chambara film, seventh in the Zatoichi series, directed by Kazuo Ikehiro, starring Shintaro Katsu, with an underwater duel and fireworks-lit finale.