2003 1h 55m Takeshi Kitano

Zatoichi

Name: Zatoichi
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Released: 2003
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Michiyo Yasuda, Yui Natsukawa

★ 7.4 IMDb

Drama Mystery & Thriller Action & Adventure Comedy Crime

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.

Writer Takeshi Kitano

Cast Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Michiyo Yasuda, Yui Natsukawa

DP Katsumi Yanagishima

Music Keiichi Suzuki

Essays and Criticism

On this film

Zatoichi by Andrew Tracy, Reverse Shot Jonathan Rosenbaum by Jonathan Rosenbaum

On Takeshi Kitano

The Last Samurai: A Conversation with Takeshi Kitano by Leonardo Goi, MUBI Notebook

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