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Zatoichi (2003)

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

Genre : Adventure, Drama, Action

Runtime : 1H 51M

Director : Takeshi Kitano
Writer : Takeshi Kitano

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.

Actors

Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano
Zatoichi / Ichi
Tadanobu Asano
Tadanobu Asano
Hattori Genosuke
Michiyo Yasuda
Michiyo Yasuda
Tante Oume
Yui Natsukawa
Yui Natsukawa
Oshino
Gadarukanaru Taka
Gadarukanaru Taka
Shinkichi
Daigorô Tachibana
Daigorô Tachibana
Geisha Seitaro O-Sei Naruto
Yuko Daike
Yuko Daike
Geisha Okinu Naruto
Ittoku Kishibe
Ittoku Kishibe
Boss Inosuke Ginzo
Saburo Ishikura
Saburo Ishikura
Ogi
Akira Emoto
Akira Emoto
Pub Owner
Hideboh
Hideboh
Dancing Farmer
Ron II
Ron II
Dancing Farmer
Suji
Suji
Dancing Farmer
Noriyasu
Noriyasu
Dancing Farmer
Makoto Ashikawa
Makoto Ashikawa
Carpenter
Tsumami Edamame
Tsumami Edamame
Carpenter
Kôsuke Ôta
Kôsuke Ôta
Carpenter
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Carpenter
Naomasa Musaka
Naomasa Musaka
Yakuza Boss on the Country Road
Ben Hiura
Ben Hiura
Tavern Gramps
Kôichi Miura
Kôichi Miura
Lord Sakai
Shoken Kunimoto
Shoken Kunimoto
Rival Swordsman
Daigaku Sekine
Daigaku Sekine
Ginzo's Henchman I
Koji Koike
Koji Koike
Boss Funahachi
Koji Kiryu
Koji Kiryu
Dice Dealer at Funahachi's Joint
Taigi Kobayashi
Taigi Kobayashi
Funahachi's Bodyguard
Yoshida Ayano
Yoshida Ayano
Young Okinu
Taichi Saotome
Taichi Saotome
Young Osei
Kanji Tsuda
Kanji Tsuda
Playboy at Home
Shinji Asakura
Shinji Asakura
Narutoya Banto
Yoji Tanaka
Yoji Tanaka
Funahachi Family Henchmen
Ryouhei Kunieda
Ryouhei Kunieda
Narutoya Master
Muhômatsu
Muhômatsu
Farmer Boy with a Spear
Isao Ogura
Isao Ogura

Crews

Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano
Director
Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano
Screenplay
Tsunehisa Saitô
Tsunehisa Saitô
Producer
Keiichi Suzuki
Keiichi Suzuki
Original Music Composer
Katsumi Yanagijima
Katsumi Yanagijima
Director of Photography
Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano
Editor
Yoshinori Ota
Yoshinori Ota
Editor
Takefumi Yoshikawa
Takefumi Yoshikawa
Casting
Norihiro Isoda
Norihiro Isoda
Production Design
Yohji Yamamoto
Yohji Yamamoto
Costume Design
Kan Shimozawa
Kan Shimozawa
Novel
Masayuki Mori
Masayuki Mori
Producer
Takio Yoshida
Takio Yoshida
Producer

Trailers and other movies

The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (1/11) Movie CLIP - Blind Fury (2003) HD

Posters and backgrounds

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