Country
Czechia
Date
Jan 24, 2012
Note
Eiga-Sai Film Festival
His sword made him a hero... his courage made him a legend.
1h 56min
Overall average
5.0/10
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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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 |
Genres
AdventureDramaAction
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | 座頭市 |
| Lingua originale | 日本語 (JA) |
| Lingue parlate | 日本語 |
| Paesi di produzione | Japan, France |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Office Kitano, Saito Entertainment, Tokyo FM, Bandai Visual, Celluloid Dreams, dentsu, Shochiku |
| Data di uscita | 6 settembre 2003 |
| Producer | Tsunehisa Saitô, Masayuki Mori, Takio Yoshida |
| Writer | Takeshi Kitano, Kan Shimozawa |
| Casting | Takefumi Yoshikawa |
| Editors | Takeshi Kitano, Yoshinori Ota |
| Cinematography | Katsumi Yanagijima, 渡邉俊夫 |
| Asst. Directors | Takashi Matsukawa, Takeshi Kitano, 荘原はる |
| Lighting | Hitoshi Takaya |
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| Camera Operators | Katsumi Yanagijima, 渡邉俊夫 |
| Add. Photography | Katsumi Yanagijima, 渡邉俊夫 |
| Production Design | Norihiro Isoda, Tatsuo Ozeki |
| Art Direction | Norihiro Isoda, Tatsuo Ozeki |
| Set Decoration | Tatsuo Ozeki, Norihiro Isoda |
| Composer | Keiichi Suzuki, Senji Horiuchi, Kenji Shibasaki |
| Sound | Keiichi Suzuki, Senji Horiuchi, Kenji Shibasaki |
| Costume Design | Kazuko Kurosawa, Yohji Yamamoto |
| Makeup | Kazuko Kurosawa, Yohji Yamamoto |
| Hairstyling | Kazuko Kurosawa, Yohji Yamamoto |
| Budget | 2.500.000 € |
| Incasso | 34.196.922 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Country
Japan
Date
Sep 06, 2003
Country
France
Date
Nov 05, 2003
Certification
U
Country
United States
Date
Jan 16, 2004
Certification
R
Country
South Korea
Date
Jan 30, 2004
Certification
15
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Country
Netherlands
Date
Feb 05, 2004
Certification
16
Country
Spain
Date
Feb 06, 2004
Country
Czechia
Date
Apr 01, 2004
Certification
U
Country
Norway
Date
Apr 02, 2004
Certification
18
Country
Hungary
Date
Apr 15, 2004
Certification
16
Country
Germany
Date
Jun 24, 2004
Certification
16
Country
Australia
Date
Sep 02, 2004
Certification
MA 15+
Physical media
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Jul 26, 2004
Certification
18
Country
Netherlands
Date
Apr 07, 2005
Certification
16
Note
DVD
TV
Country
Czechia
Date
Feb 19, 2011
Note
ČT2
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