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Zatoichi

His sword made him a hero... his courage made him a legend.

Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.

1h 56m2003RTMDb 7.2

AdventureDramaAction

Japanese

Crew and Cast

Takeshi KitanoTakeshi KitanoDirector · Zatoichi · IchiTadanobu AsanoTadanobu AsanoHattori GenosukeMichiyo YasudaMichiyo YasudaTante OumeYui NatsukawaYui NatsukawaOshinoGuadalcanal TakaGuadalcanal TakaShinkichiDaigorô TachibanaDaigorô TachibanaGeisha Seitaro O-Sei NarutoYuko DaikeYuko DaikeGeisha Okinu NarutoIttoku KishibeIttoku KishibeBoss Inosuke GinzoSaburo IshikuraSaburo IshikuraOgiAkira EmotoAkira EmotoPub OwnerHideboHHideboHDancing Farmer
Ron IIDancing Farmer
SujiDancing FarmerMakoto AshikawaMakoto AshikawaCarpenterTsumami EdamameTsumami EdamameCarpenter
Kôsuke ÔtaCarpenterYoshiyuki MorishitaYoshiyuki MorishitaCarpenterNaomasa MusakaNaomasa MusakaYakuza Boss on the Country RoadBen HiuraBen HiuraTavern GrampsShoken KunimotoShoken KunimotoRival SwordsmanDaigaku SekineDaigaku SekineGinzo's Henchman I
Koji KoikeBoss FunahachiKoji KiryuKoji KiryuDice Dealer at Funahachi's Joint
Taigi KobayashiFunahachi's Bodyguard
Yoshida AyanoYoung OkinuTaichi SaotomeTaichi SaotomeYoung OseiKanji TsudaKanji TsudaPlayboy at Home
Shinji AsakuraNarutoya BantoYoji TanakaYoji TanakaFunahachi Family HenchmenRyouhei KuniedaRyouhei KuniedaNarutoya Master

Storyline

Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.

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Info

Original title
座頭市
Status
Released
Released
6 September 2003
Runtime
1h 56m
Rating
R
TMDB score
7.2 / 10 (1,003 votes)

Production

Director
Takeshi Kitano
Writers
Takeshi Kitano, Kan Shimozawa
Studios
Office Kitano, Saito Entertainment, Tokyo FM
Countries
Japan

Box Office

Budget
$2.5M
Revenue
$34.2M
Profit
$31.7M
Return
13.7×

Languages

Original
Japanese
Spoken
Japanese