Zatoichi (2003)

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.

Cast (47)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Takeshi Kitano

Zatoichi / Ichi

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

R

Ron II

Dancing Farmer

S

Suji

Dancing Farmer

Makoto Ashikawa

Carpenter

Tsumami Edamame

Carpenter

K

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

K

Koji Koike

Boss Funahachi

Koji Kiryu

Dice Dealer at Funahachi's Joint

T

Taigi Kobayashi

Funahachi's Bodyguard

Y

Yoshida Ayano

Young Okinu

Taichi Saotome

Young Osei

Kanji Tsuda

Playboy at Home

S

Shinji Asakura

Narutoya Banto

Yoji Tanaka

Funahachi Family Henchmen

Ryouhei Kunieda

Narutoya Master

M

Muhômatsu

Farmer Boy with a Spear

N

Noriyasu

Dancing Farmer

I

Ikki Goto

Kuchinawa Underling #1

S

Shin'ichi Nakatsuka

Kuchinawa Underling #2

Y

Yoshio Nakamura

Kuchinawa Underling #3

T

Toru Yonezu

Kuchinawa Underling #4

H

Hiroaki Noguchi

Kuchinawa Underling #5

A

Al Kitago

Farmer

Omiya no Matsu

Farmer

Tsutomu Takeshige

Farmer

Gambino Kobayashi

Farmer Boy

K

Kenji Takechi

Yakuza

Y

Yasushi Higuchi

Tavern Customer

Ryûki Kitaoka

Tavern Customer

Hisao Ogura

Ninja

M

Masayoshi Ōzeki

Ninja

Natsuo Shimizu

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