Zatoichi

Sep 6, 2003

1h 56m

★ 7.2

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Adventure

Drama

Action

Production Companies

Office Kitano

Saito Entertainment

Tokyo FM

Bandai Visual

Celluloid Dreams

dentsu

Shochiku

Zatoichi Trailers

Cast

Zatoichi / Ichi

Takeshi Kitano

Hattori Genosuke

Tadanobu Asano

Tante Oume

Michiyo Yasuda

Oshino

Yui Natsukawa

Shinkichi

Guadalcanal Taka

Geisha Seitaro O-Sei Naruto

Daigorô Tachibana

Geisha Okinu Naruto

Yuko Daike

Boss Inosuke Ginzo

Ittoku Kishibe

Ogi

Saburo Ishikura

Pub Owner

Akira Emoto

Dancing Farmer

Hideboh

Dancing Farmer

Ron II

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