Zatoichi

Zatoichi

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

2003•1h 56m•7.2/10

AdventureDramaAction

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.2/10(932)

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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Production

Office Kitano, Saito Entertainment, Tokyo FM, Bandai Visual, Celluloid Dreams, dentsu, Shochiku

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Zatoichi / Ichi

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Hattori Genosuke

Michiyo Yasuda

Michiyo Yasuda

Tante Oume

Yui Natsukawa

Yui Natsukawa

Oshino

Guadalcanal Taka

Guadalcanal 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

Dancing Farmer

Ron II

Dancing Farmer

Suji

Dancing Farmer

Makoto Ashikawa

Makoto Ashikawa

Carpenter

Tsumami Edamame

Tsumami Edamame

Carpenter

Kôsuke Ôta

Carpenter

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Carpenter

Naomasa Musaka

Naomasa Musaka

Yakuza Boss on the Country Road

Ben Hiura

Ben Hiura

Tavern Gramps

Shoken Kunimoto

Shoken Kunimoto

Rival Swordsman

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