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Zatoichi
His sword made him a hero... his courage made him a legend.
Genres
AdventureDramaAction
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.
Details
Budget
$2500000
Revenue
$34196922
Runtime
116 min
Release Date
2003-09-06
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
917
Vote Average
7.233
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Ben Hiura
Tavern Gramps
Shoken Kunimoto
Rival Swordsman
Daigaku Sekine
Ginzo's Henchman I
Koji Koike
Boss Funahachi
Koji Kiryu
Dice Dealer at Funahachi's Joint
Taigi Kobayashi
Funahachi's Bodyguard
Yoshida Ayano
Young Okinu
Taichi Saotome
Young Osei
Kanji Tsuda
Playboy at Home
Shinji Asakura
Narutoya Banto
Yoji Tanaka
Funahachi Family Henchmen
Ryouhei Kunieda
Narutoya Master
Muhômatsu
Farmer Boy with a Spear
Noriyasu
Dancing Farmer
Ikki Goto
Kuchinawa Underling #1
Shin'ichi Nakatsuka
Kuchinawa Underling #2
Yoshio Nakamura
Kuchinawa Underling #3
Toru Yonezu
Kuchinawa Underling #4
Hiroaki Noguchi
Kuchinawa Underling #5
Al Kitago
Farmer
Omiya no Matsu
Farmer
Tsutomu Takeshige
Farmer
Gambino Kobayashi
Farmer Boy
Kenji Takechi
Yakuza
Yasushi Higuchi
Tavern Customer
Ryûki Kitaoka
Tavern Customer
Hisao Ogura
Ninja
Masayoshi Ōzeki
Ninja
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