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Zatoichi
Directed by
Takeshi Kitano
R
2003
1h 51m
Action
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Adventure
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7.4
87%
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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 of Zatoichi
Takeshi Kitano
Zatoichi / Ichi / Director / Writer
Tadanobu Asano
Hattori Genosuke
Michiyo Yasuda
Tante Oume
Yui Natsukawa
Oshino
Guadalcanal Taka
Shinkichi
Daigorô Tachibana
Geisha Seitaro O-Sei Naruto
Yuko Daike
Geisha Okinu Naruto
Ittoku Kishibe
Boss Inosuke Ginzo
Saburo Ishikura
Ogi
Akira Emoto
Pub Owner
Hideboh
Dancing Farmer
Ron II
Dancing Farmer
Suji
Dancing Farmer
Makoto Ashikawa
Carpenter
Tsumami Edamame
Carpenter
Kôsuke Ôta
Carpenter
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Carpenter
Naomasa Musaka
Yakuza Boss on the Country Road
Ben Hiura
Tavern Gramps
Shoken Kunimoto
Rival Swordsman
Daigaku Sekine
Ginzo's Henchman I
Koji Koike
Boss Funahachi
Koji Kiryu
Dice Dealer at Funahachi's Joint
Taigi Kobayashi
Funahachi's Bodyguard
Yoshida Ayano
Young Okinu
Taichi Saotome
Young Osei
Kanji Tsuda
Playboy at Home
Shinji Asakura
Narutoya Banto
Yoji Tanaka
Funahachi Family Henchmen
Ryouhei Kunieda
Narutoya Master
Muhômatsu
Farmer Boy with a Spear
Noriyasu
Dancing Farmer
Ikki Goto
Kuchinawa Underling #1
Shin'ichi Nakatsuka
Kuchinawa Underling #2
Yoshio Nakamura
Kuchinawa Underling #3
Toru Yonezu
Kuchinawa Underling #4
Hiroaki Noguchi
Kuchinawa Underling #5
Al Kitago
Farmer
Omiya no Matsu
Farmer
Tsutomu Takeshige
Farmer
Gambino Kobayashi
Farmer Boy
Kenji Takechi
Yakuza
Yasushi Higuchi
Tavern Customer
Ryûki Kitaoka
Tavern Customer
Hisao Ogura
Ninja
Masayoshi Ōzeki
Ninja
Kan Shimozawa
Writer
Tsunehisa Saitô
Producer
Masayuki Mori
Producer
Takio Yoshida
Producer
Zatoichi Ratings & Reviews
Associated Press
Christy Lemire
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi begins life as a straight-up samurai movie, evolves into a slapstick comedy and ends as a rousing, tap-dancing musical.
Common Sense Media
Nell Minow
This non-traditional samurai movie isn't for kids.
Newsweek
David Ansen
Zatoichi is a mix-and-match crowd-pleaser that shouldn't add up, but delightfully does.
Arizona Republic
Bill Muller
For those unfamiliar with such films, Zatoichi might be a little off-putting. But given a chance, the movie can be pretty entertaining.
Austin Chronicle
Marrit Ingman
Beneath its layers of epic detail, this Zatichi is cinematic cotton candy.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Cater
A savvy blend of slapstick, sword fights and samurai honor.
Denver Post
Lisa Kennedy
An immensely entertaining and at times moving story.
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
Witty, gruesome, and artful fun.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Carrie Rickey
A breathtakingly choreographed dance of revenge and justice.
Washington Post
Stephen Hunter
Boy, is this baby a hoot.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
While Kitano- the-performer fights with his seemingly endless array of enemies, Kitano the filmmaker makes sure that everything is beautiful, from the wonderful colors and passing tableaux to the intricate fighting choreography.
Seattle Times
Jeff Shannon
Aimed squarely at a samurai-literate audience, and its appeal beyond that is probably limited.
Detroit News
Tom Long
There aren't that many action films that end in musical numbers and this film makes you wonder why. Nutty stuff.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
It's the kind of film I more and more find myself seeking out, a film that seems alive in the sense that it appears to have free will.
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
In the latter part of the film, [Kitano] exhibits an urge to liberate Zatoichi and himself from the action-movie template completely.
Dallas Morning News
Gary Dowell
Mr. Kitano slips into the title role like a second skin.
Movie Mom
Nell Minow
Takeshi Kitano, both as director and actor in the character of Ichi, seems to be blending more modern influences with the older themes.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
A masterpiece of wry violence and stylized mayhem.
Premiere Magazine
Glenn Kenny
Those so familiar with Kitano's tough-guy roles that they can't credit the fact that he got his start in Japanese show business as a comedian will see a different side of him here; it's his most antic film performance yet.
Ebert & Roeper
Richard Roeper
[T]his is just great stuff.
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