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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.
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.
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.
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) (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.
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (座頭市海を渡る)
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (座頭市海を渡る) is a 1966 Japanese film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro and starring Shintaro Katsu. It is the fourteenth Zatoichi series entry, based on a story by Kan Shimozawa.
Zatoichi's Vengeance (座頭市の歌が聞える)
Zatoichi's Vengeance (座頭市の歌が聞える, Zatoichi no uta ga kikoeru) is the 13th Zatoichi film, a 1966 Daiei chambara directed by Tokuzo Tanaka, starring Shintaro Katsu, with Shigeru Amachi as rival ronin Kurobe and a famous drum-accompanied duel.
Zayed Khan
Zayed Khan (Zayed Abbas Khan), Bollywood actor and producer, son of Sanjay Khan; debut Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne (2003), breakthrough as Lucky in Main Hoon Na (2004); produced Love Breakups Zindagi; distinct from Kannada actor Zaid Khan.
Zazie in the Metro
Zazie dans le métro (Zazie in the Metro) is Louis Malle's 1960 French burlesque comedy adapting Raymond Queneau's 1959 novel, starring Catherine Demongeot and Philippe Noiret, a stylistically experimental Paris farce about a girl during a métro strike.
Zebra (film)
Zebra (జీబ్రా) is a 2024 Telugu financial crime thriller directed by Eashvar Karthic, starring Satyadev and Daali Dhananjaya; released 22 November 2024, streaming on Aha from 18 December 2024.
Zeder
Zeder (1983) is an Italian horror film by Pupi Avati, also called Revenge of the Dead, in which writer Stefano investigates K-zones where the buried dead revive, predating Pet Sematary.
Zeenat Aman (ज़ीनत अमान)
Zeenat Aman (ज़ीनत अमान), born Zeenat Khan in 1951, is an Indian actress and model, Miss Asia Pacific 1970, star of Hare Rama Hare Krishna, Don, Satyam Shivam Sundaram, and Qurbani, among the highest-paid Hindi actresses of the 1970s and 1980s.
Zeher (ज़हर)
Zeher (ज़हर) is a 2005 Hindi suspense thriller, Mohit Suri's directorial debut for Vishesh Films, starring Emraan Hashmi, Shamita Shetty, and Udita Goswami; released 25 March 2005, it earned ₹10.72 crore worldwide.
Zeiram (ゼイラム)
Zeiram (ゼイラム), English title Zeram, is Keita Amemiya's 1991 Japanese tokusatsu SF action film in which bounty hunter Iria traps the near-invincible alien Zeiram in a pocket dimension; it spawned Zeiram 2 and the Iria anime.
Zeitgeist (film series)
Zeitgeist film series: three free online documentaries (2007-2011) by Peter Joseph, covering astrotheology, 9/11 claims, and banking critique; spawned The Zeitgeist Movement and drew heavy criticism.
Zelda Williams
Zelda Williams (Zelda Rae Williams, born 1989, New York City) is an American actress and director, daughter of Robin Williams and Marsha Garces Williams. Known for voicing Kuvira in The Legend of Korra and directing Lisa Frankenstein (2024), her feature debut from Diablo Cody's screenplay, and for speaking out against AI recreations of her father.