Zatoichi

Zatoichi (2003)

Released: 2003-09-06 Duration: 1hr 51min
Rating 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.

Production Companies

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

Additional Info

Budget $2,500,000.00
Revenue $34,196,922.00
Original Language ja
Popularity 11.252

Directed By

Takeshi Kitano

Crew

Production Design
Norihiro Isoda
Original Music Composer
Keiichi Suzuki
Costume Design
Yohji Yamamoto
Director of Photography
Katsumi Yanagijima
Screenplay
Takeshi Kitano
Director
Takeshi Kitano
Producer
Masayuki Mori
Costume Design
Kazuko Kurosawa
Producer
Takio Yoshida

TOP CAST

Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano

Zatoichi / Ichi

Tadanobu Asano
Tadanobu Asano

Hattori Genosuke

Michiyo Yasuda
Michiyo Yasuda

Tante Oume

Daigorô Tachibana
Daigorô Tachibana

Geisha Seitaro O-Sei Naruto

Yuko Daike
Yuko Daike

Geisha Okinu Naruto

Ittoku Kishibe
Ittoku Kishibe

Boss Inosuke Ginzo

Akira Emoto
Akira Emoto

Pub Owner

Hideboh
Hideboh

Dancing Farmer

Ron II
Ron II

Dancing Farmer

Suji
Suji

Dancing Farmer

Makoto Ashikawa
Makoto Ashikawa

Carpenter

Tsumami Edamame
Tsumami Edamame

Carpenter

Kôsuke Ôta
Kôsuke Ôta

Carpenter

Naomasa Musaka
Naomasa Musaka

Yakuza Boss on the Country Road

Ben Hiura
Ben Hiura

Tavern Gramps

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

Noriyasu
Noriyasu

Dancing Farmer

Ikki Goto
Ikki Goto

Kuchinawa Underling #1

Shin'ichi Nakatsuka
Shin'ichi Nakatsuka

Kuchinawa Underling #2

Yoshio Nakamura
Yoshio Nakamura

Kuchinawa Underling #3

Toru Yonezu
Toru Yonezu

Kuchinawa Underling #4

Hiroaki Noguchi
Hiroaki Noguchi

Kuchinawa Underling #5

Al Kitago
Al Kitago

Farmer

Gambino Kobayashi
Gambino Kobayashi

Farmer Boy

Yasushi Higuchi
Yasushi Higuchi

Tavern Customer

Ryûki Kitaoka
Ryûki Kitaoka

Tavern Customer

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