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Zatoichi

Original title: 座頭市

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

2003 · R · 1h 56m

Directed by Takeshi Kitano

7.2

TMDB audience score
1,008 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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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Cast

  • Takeshi Kitano
    Zatoichi / Ichi

  • Tadanobu Asano
    Hattori Genosuke

  • Michiyo Yasuda
    Tante Oume

  • Yui Natsukawa
    Oshino

  • Guadalcanal Taka
    Shinkichi

  • Daigorô Tachibana
    Geisha Seitaro O-Sei Naruto

  • Yuko Daike
    Geisha Okinu Naruto

  • Ittoku Kishibe
    Boss Inosuke Ginzo

  • Saburo Ishikura
    Ogi

  • Akira Emoto
    Pub Owner

  • HideboH
    Dancing Farmer

  • Ron II
    Dancing Farmer

  • Suji
    Dancing Farmer

  • Makoto Ashikawa
    Carpenter

  • Tsumami Edamame
    Carpenter

  • Kôsuke Ôta
    Carpenter

  • Yoshiyuki Morishita
    Carpenter

  • Naomasa Musaka
    Yakuza Boss on the Country Road