Zatoichi (2003)
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.
Director:
Takeshi Kitano
Writer:
Takeshi Kitano
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Takeshi Kitano as Zatoichi / Ichi |
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Tadanobu Asano as Hattori Genosuke |
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Michiyo Yasuda as Tante Oume |
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Yui Natsukawa as Oshino |
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Guadalcanal Taka as Shinkichi |
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Daigorô Tachibana as Geisha Seitaro O-Sei Naruto |
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Yuko Daike as Geisha Okinu Naruto |
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Ittoku Kishibe as Boss Inosuke Ginzo |
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Saburo Ishikura as Ogi |
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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 |
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Makoto Ashikawa as Carpenter |
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Tsumami Edamame as Carpenter |
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Kôsuke Ôta as Carpenter |
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Yoshiyuki Morishita as Carpenter |
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Naomasa Musaka as Yakuza Boss on the Country Road |
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Ben Hiura as Tavern Gramps |
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Shoken Kunimoto as Rival Swordsman |
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Daigaku Sekine as Ginzo's Henchman I |
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Koji Koike as Boss Funahachi |
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Koji Kiryu as Dice Dealer at Funahachi's Joint |
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Taigi Kobayashi as Funahachi's Bodyguard |
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Yoshida Ayano as Young Okinu |
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Taichi Saotome as Young Osei |
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Kanji Tsuda as Playboy at Home |
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Shinji Asakura as Narutoya Banto |
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Yoji Tanaka as Funahachi Family Henchmen |
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Ryouhei Kunieda as Narutoya Master |
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Muhômatsu as Farmer Boy with a Spear |
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Noriyasu as Dancing Farmer |
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Ikki Goto as Kuchinawa Underling #1 |
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Shin'ichi Nakatsuka as Kuchinawa Underling #2 |
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Yoshio Nakamura as Kuchinawa Underling #3 |
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Toru Yonezu as Kuchinawa Underling #4 |
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Hiroaki Noguchi as Kuchinawa Underling #5 |
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Al Kitago as Farmer |
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Omiya no Matsu as Farmer |
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Tsutomu Takeshige as Farmer |
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Gambino Kobayashi as Farmer Boy |
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Kenji Takechi as Yakuza |
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Yasushi Higuchi as Tavern Customer |
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Ryûki Kitaoka as Tavern Customer |
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Hisao Ogura as Ninja |
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Masayoshi Ōzeki as Ninja |
| Directing | Takeshi Kitano | Director |
| Writing | Takeshi Kitano | Screenplay |
| Production | Tsunehisa Saitô | Producer |
| Sound | Keiichi Suzuki | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Katsumi Yanagijima | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Takeshi Kitano | Editor |
| Editing | Yoshinori Ota | Editor |
| Production | Takefumi Yoshikawa | Casting |
| Art | Norihiro Isoda | Production Design |
| Writing | Kan Shimozawa | Novel |
| Production | Masayuki Mori | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kazuko Kurosawa | Costume Design |
| Production | Takio Yoshida | Producer |
| Art | Tatsuo Ozeki | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Senji Horiuchi | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Kenji Shibasaki | Sound Effects |
| Lighting | Hitoshi Takaya | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yohji Yamamoto | Costume Supervisor |
| Directing | Takashi Matsukawa | Assistant Director |
| Directing | 荘原はる | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | 渡邉俊夫 | Still Photographer |