Zatoichi (2003)
Giappone XIX sec. Zatôichi, massaggiatore cieco col vizio del gioco a dadi e micidiale maestro di spada, arriva in un villaggio i cui abitanti sono taglieggiati dal clan dei malvagi Ginzo. Col suo amico Shinkichi (Taka) s'imbatte nelle sorelle Naruto, Okinu (Yuko) e Osei (Daigorô), che si fingono geishe in attesa di vendicare il massacro dei genitori. Le aiuterà a fare giustizia. 1° film di Kitano in costume, del genere chambara (cappa e spada). Tratte dai popolari racconti di Kan Shimozawa, le avventure di Zatôichi furono rilanciate negli anni '60 dall'attore Shintaro Katsu che tra il '62 e l'86 interpretò il personaggio in una serie TV e in una ventina di lungometraggi per le sale.
Direttore:
ビートたけし
Scrittore:
ビートたけし
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ビートたけし as Zatoichi / Ichi |
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Tadanobu Asano as Hattori Genosuke |
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大楠道代 as Tante Oume |
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夏川結衣 as Oshino |
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ガダルカナル・タカ as Shinkichi |
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橘大五郎 as Geisha Seitaro O-Sei Naruto |
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大家由祐子 as Geisha Okinu Naruto |
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Ittoku Kishibe as Boss Inosuke Ginzo |
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石倉三郎 as Ogi |
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Akira Emoto as Pub Owner |
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火口秀幸 as Dancing Farmer |
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小勝久生 as Dancing Farmer |
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浦上雄次 as Dancing Farmer |
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芦川誠 as Carpenter |
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つまみ枝豆 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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樋浦勉 as Tavern Gramps |
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國本鍾建 as Rival Swordsman |
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関根大学 as Ginzo's Henchman I |
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小池浩司 as Boss Funahachi |
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桐生コウジ 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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早乙女太一 as Young Osei |
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Kanji Tsuda as Playboy at Home |
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朝倉伸二 as Narutoya Banto |
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Yōji 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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吉崎紀康 as Dancing Farmer |
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Ikki Goto as Kuchinawa Underling #1 |
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中塚进一 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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野口寛明 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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ガンビーノ小林 as Farmer Boy |
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武智健二 as Yakuza |
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樋口靖 as Tavern Customer |
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北岡龍貴 as Tavern Customer |
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小椋久雄 as Ninja |
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Masayoshi Ōzeki as Ninja |
| Directing | ビートたけし | Director |
| Production | 斎藤恒久 | Producer |
| Camera | 柳島克己 | Director of Photography |
| Editing | ビートたけし | Editor |
| Art | 磯田典宏 | Production Design |
| Sound | 鈴木慶一 | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | 太田義則 | Editor |
| Production | 吉川威史 | Casting |
| Writing | ビートたけし | Screenplay |
| Writing | 子母澤寛 | Novel |
| Production | 森昌行 | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | 黒澤和子 | Costume Design |
| Production | 吉田多喜男 | Producer |
| Art | 尾関龍生 | Set Decoration |
| Sound | 堀内戦治 | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | 柴崎憲治 | Sound Effects |
| Lighting | 高屋齋 | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | 山本耀司 | Costume Supervisor |
| Directing | 松川嵩史 | Assistant Director |
| Directing | 荘原はる | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | 渡邉俊夫 | Still Photographer |