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Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman
(2003)
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Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Michiyo Ookusu, Gadarukanaru Taka, Daigorô Tachibana, Yuuko Daike, Yui Natsukawa, Ittoku Kishibe, Saburo Ishikura, Akira Emoto, Ben Hiura, Kohji Miura, Hideboh, Ron II, Suji, Noriyasu, Makoto Ashikawa, Edamame Tsumami, Kos
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writer: Takeshi Kitano, Kan Shimozawa
Language: Nederlands
Studio: Seville
Duration: 111
Rated: 14A
DVD Release: October 2004

Zatoichi is a blind wanderer who makes a living by gambling and giving massages. But behind his humble facade, Zatoichi is a master swordsman, gifted with lightening-fast draw and strokes of breathtaking precision. Zatoichi discovers a remote mountina town at the mercy of the Ginzo gang. The ruthless Ginzo dispose of anyone who gets in their way, quicker then ever since they recruited Hattori, the mighty samurai.

In a gambling joint Zatoichi meets up with a couple of geishas. As dangerous as they are beautiful, Okinu and her sister Osei have come to town to avenge their parents' murder, with their only clue being the mysterious name Kuchinawa. Sinister henchmen are soon hunting down Zatoichi. With his legendary cane sword at his side, Zatoichi's path is destined for many violent showdowns....


Takeshi KitanoZatoichi/Ichi
Tadanobu AsanoHattori Genosuke
Michiyo OokusuAunt O-Ume
Gadarukanaru TakaShinkichi
Daigorô TachibanaGeisha O-Sei
Yuuko DaikeGeisha O-Kinu
Yui NatsukawaO-Shino, Hattori's Wife
Ittoku KishibeGinzo
Saburô IshikuraBoss Ogi
Akira EmotoPops, Tavern Owner
Ben HiuraTavern Pops
Kohji MiuraLord Sakai
HidebohDancing Farmer
Ron IIDancing Farmer
SujiDancing Farmer
NoriyasuDancing Farmer
Makoto AshikawaCarpenter
Edamame TsumamiCarpenter
Kosuke OhtaCarpenter
Yoshiyuki MorishitaCarpenter
Naomasa MusakaYakuza Boss on the Country Road
Shoken KunimotoRival Swordsman
Daigaku SekineGinzo's Henchman
Koji KoikeBoss Funahachi
Koji KiryuDice Dealer at Funahachi's Joint
Taiki KobayashiFunahachi's Bodyguard
Ayano YoshidaYoung O-Kinu
Taichi SaotomeYoung O-Sei (Seitaro)
Kanji TsudaPlayboy at Home
Ikki GotoKuchinawa Underling 1
Yoshio NakamuraKuchinawa Underling 3
Hiroaki NoguchiKuchinawa Underling 5
Shinichi NakatsuKuchinawa Underling 2
Toru YonezuKuchinawa Underling 4
P. ManTavern Customer 4
Al KitagoFarmer Boy 1
Omiya NomatsuFarmer Boy 2
Tsutomu TakeshigeFarmer Boy 4
Ganbino KobayashiFarmer Boy 5
Sammy Moremore Jr.Farmer Boy 6
MuhomatsuFarmer Boy with a Spear
Katsumi YanagishimaCinematographer
Yoshinori OotaFilm Editor
Keiichi SuzukiComposer
Norihiro IsodaProduction Designer
Genre: Martial Arts
Media: DVD
Sound: Dolby Digital