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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Cast
47 people
Takeshi Kitano
Zatoichi / Ichi
Known for
Ghost in the Shell
Battle Royale
Tadanobu Asano
Hattori Genosuke
Known for
Shōgun
Thor: The Dark World
Michiyo Yasuda
Tante Oume
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Yui Natsukawa
Oshino
Known for
Still Walking
Human Vapor
Guadalcanal Taka
Shinkichi
Known for
Boiling Point
Getting Any?
Daigorô Tachibana
Geisha Seitaro O-Sei Naruto
No other roles listed
Yuko Daike
Geisha Okinu Naruto
Known for
Ju-on: The Curse 2
Kikujiro
Ittoku Kishibe
Boss Inosuke Ginzo
Known for
Survive Style 5+
Violent Cop
Saburo Ishikura
Ogi
Known for
Hachiko
Akira Emoto
Pub Owner
Known for
Rental Family
Hanzawa Naoki
HideboH
Dancing Farmer
Also in
Sun and Bolero
Leaving the Scene
Ron II
Dancing Farmer
No other roles listed
Takeshi Kitano Director · Kan Shimozawa Author Keiichi Suzuki Composer
Worldwide gross $34M · Budget $2.5M · United States release January 16, 2004
Box office
Budget
$2,500,000
Worldwide gross
$34,196,922
Gross vs. budget
13.7×
Production
Office Kitano
Production
Saito Entertainment
Production
Tokyo FM
Production
Bandai Visual
Production
dentsu
Production
Shochiku
Production
Miramax
Studio
Tokyo FM Broadcasting Company
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
座頭市
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Italy · September 2, 2003
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Japan · September 6, 2003
Theatrical
United States · January 16, 2004
Theatrical
Australia
September 2, 2004 · Theatrical
Czechia
April 1, 2004 · Theatrical
February 19, 2011 · TV · ČT2
January 24, 2012 · Premiere · Eiga-Sai Film Festival
France
November 5, 2003 · Theatrical
Germany
June 24, 2004 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 15, 2004 · Theatrical
Italy
November 14, 2003 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 5, 2004 · Theatrical
April 7, 2005 · Physical · DVD
January 27, 2008 · Theatrical · Nederland 2
October 24, 2008 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
April 2, 2004 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 30, 2004 · Theatrical
Spain
February 6, 2004 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 26, 2004 · Physical
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