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“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.

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
Zatoichi is a adventure, drama, action film released in 2003 exploring themes of martial arts, japan, samurai, sword, geisha, blackmail. Directed by Takeshi Kitano, it stars Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Michiyo Yasuda. 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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