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Zatoichi

Zatoichi

Adventure • R • 2003 • 1 hr 56 min
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7.2
IMDb
7.4

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.

Starring

Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Michiyo Yasuda, Yui Natsukawa, Guadalcanal Taka

Directed By

Takeshi Kitano

Written By

Takeshi Kitano

Genre

AdventureDramaActionForeign

Release Date

January 16, 2004

User Reviews

Stuart Raw
Stuart Raw
This is absolutely my favourite movie of ALL time
Matt Rogers
Matt Rogers
A whole film build around rhythm and movement at times underscored with rhythmic beats of the people in this films world. It's funny too.
Rak
Rak
this is how samurai films should be made. no long fight sequences, stealth and style
Goryeo_Mandate
Goryeo_Mandate
It’s a mix of every emotion. Great soundtrack with good storytelling. Not the best CGI but cmon it’s 2003.
Misha
Misha
The inventive direction kinda saves this movie, although if you saw the original Zato Ichi series, you would probably be dissapointed
Jackson Wilburn
Jackson Wilburn
Great samurai movie but VERY shitty blood effects...like imovie bad blood effects, actually a red piece of paper would’ve looked better...
gsmarker
gsmarker
A mix of old-school samurai & Bollywood musical. Super weird & oddly boring despite everything they were throwing at the camera.
TiJi
TiJi
A great reboot of the Zatoichi legend. Takeshi is doing a great job, giving life to the blind swordsman.
Sveta Varaksina
Sveta Varaksina
It made me believe Japanese can make good movies with relatively little money. Beautiful and strong story.
Leonardo Tadei
Leonardo Tadei
El personaje ya filmado por Kurosawa en los 50 es revitalizado y actualizado por la mirada de Takeshi Kitano.

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25 (3%)
86 (11%)
448 (59%)
200 (26%)
7.2 – Based on 758 ratings
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Zatōichi (2003) Original Trailer [FHD]

Cast & Crew

Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi
Kitano
Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi
Kitano
Tadanobu Asano
Tadanobu
Asano
Michiyo Yasuda
Michiyo
Yasuda
Yui Natsukawa
Yui
Natsukawa
Guadalcanal Taka
Guadalcanal
Taka
Daigorô Tachibana
Daigorô
Tachibana
Yuko Daike
Yuko
Daike
Ittoku Kishibe
Ittoku
Kishibe
Saburo Ishikura
Saburo
Ishikura
Akira Emoto
Akira
Emoto
Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi
Kitano

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