The read
Scores higher than 95% of the 859 2000s adventure movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Metacritic75/100
991 audience votes
Key crew
- Keiichi SuzukiOriginal Music Composer
- Takeshi KitanoScreenplay
- Takeshi KitanoDirector
Cast
- Takeshi KitanoZatoichi / Ichi
- Tadanobu AsanoHattori Genosuke
- Michiyo YasudaTante Oume
- Yui NatsukawaOshino
- Guadalcanal TakaShinkichi
- Daigorô TachibanaGeisha Seitaro O-Sei Naruto
- Yuko DaikeGeisha Okinu Naruto
- Ittoku KishibeBoss Inosuke Ginzo
- Saburo IshikuraOgi
- Akira EmotoPub Owner
- HideboHDancing Farmer
- Ron IIDancing Farmer
Stills
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Themes
The Best Movies of 2003
Zatoichi is #25 of 60
