Information: - , formerly is the film division of Japanese company Kadokawa Corporation. History. In 1945, Genyoshi Kadokawa established Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., focusing on the publishing business. - This originally minor character was developed for the screen by Daiei Studios (now Kadokawa Pictures) and actor Shintaro Katsu, who created the screen version. A total of 26 films were made from 1962 to 1989. From 1974 to 1979, the television series "Zatoichi" was produced, starring Katsu and some of the same stars that appeared in the films. These were produced by Katsu Productions. One hundred episodes, with episodes 99 and 100 being a two-part story finale, were aired before the "Zatoichi" television series was cancelled. - Life and career. Born Toshio Okumura ( "Okumura Toshio") on 29 November 1931. He was the son of kabuki performer Katsutoji Kineya ("Kineya Katsutji") who was renowned for his nagauta and shamisen skills, and younger brother of actor Tomisaburo Wakayama ("Wakayama Tomisabur"). - The Tale of Zatoichi ( Japanese : Zatichi monogatari ) , directed by Kenji Misumi , is the first film of a classic Japanese samurai drama saga starring Shintaro Katsu as Zatoichi , a character created by Kan Shimozawa . Given the information above, choose from the list below the object entity that exhibits the relation 'publication date' with the subject 'the tale of zatoichi'. Choices: - 1945 - 1962 - 1974 - november 1931
The answer to this question is:
1962