Original title: Zatoichi
Nationality: Japan, 2003
Production: Office Kitano, Saito Entertainment, TV Asahi, Dentsu, Tokio FM, Bandai Visual
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Script: Takeshi Kitano (Story: Kan Shimozawa)
Cinematography: Katsumi Yanagishima, Hitoshi Takaya
Music: Keiichi Suzuki
Editing: Takeshi Kitano, Yoshinori Ohta
Cast: Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Michiyo Ôkusu, Gadarukanaru Taka, Daigorô Tachibana, Yûko Daike
Runtime: 115 minutes
VOSE
Blind Zatoichi makes his living by gambling and giving massages. But behind his humble facade, Zatoichi is a master swordsman, gifted with lightning-fast draw and strokes of breathtaking precision. Zatoichi wanders into a town run by sinister gangs and a powerful samurai. He’s destined for violent showdowns when he stumbles on two beautiful geishas avenging their parents’ murder.
