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Zatoichi
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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

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Cast

Takeshi Kitano

Zatoichi / Ichi

Takeshi Kitano

Tadanobu Asano

Hattori Genosuke

Tadanobu Asano

Michiyo Yasuda

Tante Oume

Michiyo Yasuda

Yui Natsukawa

Oshino

Yui Natsukawa

Guadalcanal Taka

Shinkichi

Guadalcanal Taka

Daigorô Tachibana

Geisha Seitaro O-Sei Naruto

Daigorô Tachibana

Yuko Daike

Geisha Okinu Naruto

Yuko Daike

Ittoku Kishibe

Boss Inosuke Ginzo

Ittoku Kishibe

Saburo Ishikura

Ogi

Saburo Ishikura

Akira Emoto

Pub Owner

Akira Emoto

Hideboh

Dancing Farmer

Hideboh

Ron II

Dancing Farmer

Ron II

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