Zatoichi (座頭市) 21 years old

His sword made him a hero... his courage made him a legend.

Zatoichi

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.

Credits

Zatoichi Cast

Name Character
Takeshi Kitano He was 56, now 77 years old as Zatoichi
Yûko Daike She was 32, now 53 years old as Geisha O-Kinu
Tadanobu Asano He was 30, now 51 years old as Hattori, le garde du corps
Akira Emoto He was 55, now 76 years old as Kneipenbesitzer
Ittoku Kishibe He was 57, now 77 years old as Ginzo
Saburo Ishikura He was 57, now 77 years old as Ogi
Yui Natsukawa She was 35, now 56 years old as Hattoris Frau
Michiyo Ookusu She was 57, now 78 years old as Tante O-Ume
Daigoro Tachibana He was 16, now 37 years old as Geisha O-Sei
Gadarukanaru Taka He was 47, now 67 years old as Shinkichi

Zatoichi Crew

Name Department
Kan Shimosawa as Novel. He was 111 (76) years old when He died Writing
Katsumi Yanagijima as Director of Photography. Camera
Yoshinori Ota as Editor. Editing
Norihiro Isoda as Production Design. He was 52 (now 72) years old Art
Takio Yoshida as Producer. Production
Tsunehisa Saitô as Producer. Production
Takefumi Yoshikawa as Casting. Production
Yohji Yamamoto as Costume Design. He was 60 (now 81) years old Costume & Make-Up
Masayuki Mori as Producer. He was 92 (62) years old when He died Production
Zatoichi poster
Zatoichi (21 years)

His sword made him a hero... his courage made him a legend.

  • Release day: Saturday, September 06, 2003
  • Runtime: 111 minutes
  • Budget: 2500000.00
  • Revenue: 34196922.00