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Zatoichi
His sword made him a hero... his courage made him a legend.
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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Checked Jul 23, 2026
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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.
More about Zatoichi
Cast
Takeshi KitanoZatoichi / Ichi
Tadanobu AsanoHattori Genosuke
Michiyo YasudaTante Oume
Yui NatsukawaOshino
Guadalcanal TakaShinkichi
Daigorô TachibanaGeisha Seitaro O-Sei Naruto
Yuko DaikeGeisha Okinu Naruto
Ittoku KishibeBoss Inosuke GinzoCredits
- Directed by
- Takeshi Kitano
- Written by
- Takeshi Kitano, Kan Shimozawa
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- 座頭市
- Budget
- $2.5M
- Box office
- $34.2M
Production
Office KitanoJapan- Saito Entertainment
Tokyo FMJapan
Bandai VisualJapan
Celluloid DreamsFrance
dentsuJapan
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