Zatoichi
His sword made him a hero... his courage made him a legend.
7.2(975) 2003-09-06 116 minAdventureDramaAction
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.
DirectorTakeshi Kitano
ScreenplayTakeshi Kitano
ProducerTsunehisa Saitô
Original Music ComposerKeiichi Suzuki
ProducerMasayuki Mori
ProducerTakio Yoshida
Cast & characters
Takeshi Kitano
as Zatoichi / Ichi
Tadanobu Asano
as Hattori Genosuke
Michiyo Yasuda
as Tante Oume
Yui Natsukawa
as Oshino
Guadalcanal Taka
as Shinkichi
Daigorô Tachibana
as Geisha Seitaro O-Sei Naruto
Yuko Daike
as Geisha Okinu Naruto
Ittoku Kishibe
as Boss Inosuke Ginzo
Saburo Ishikura
as Ogi
Akira Emoto
as Pub Owner
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Hideboh
as Dancing Farmer
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Ron II
as Dancing Farmer
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Suji
as Dancing Farmer
Makoto Ashikawa
as Carpenter
Tsumami Edamame
as Carpenter
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Kôsuke Ôta
as Carpenter
Yoshiyuki Morishita
as Carpenter
Naomasa Musaka
as Yakuza Boss on the Country Road
Ben Hiura
as Tavern Gramps
Shoken Kunimoto
as Rival Swordsman
Daigaku Sekine
as Ginzo's Henchman I
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Koji Koike
as Boss Funahachi
Koji Kiryu
as Dice Dealer at Funahachi's Joint
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Taigi Kobayashi
as Funahachi's Bodyguard
