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TrailerBlind traveler Zatoichi (Beat Takeshi) is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When coming to a town in control of warring gangs, bunking with a farming family, he meets two women with their own agenda.Actors: Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Michiyo Ohkusu, Taka Guadalcanal, Daigorô Tachibana, Yûko Daike, Yui Natsukawa, Ittoku Kishibe, Saburô Ishikura, Akira Emoto, Ben Hiura, ...»Director: Takeshi KitanoCountry: JapanDuration: 116 minQuality: HDRelease: 2003IMDb: 7.5Rating(1) Voted0 CommentsSort By- Newest
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Actors of "The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi"
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Characters of "The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi"
ZatoichiPlayed by: Takeshi Kitano
Hattori GenosukePlayed by: Tadanobu Asano
ShinkichiPlayed by: Taka Guadalcanal -
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Critic Reviews of "The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi"
Associated PressMay 27, 2011The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi begins life as a straight-up samurai movie, evolves into a slapstick comedy and ends as a rousing, tap-dancing musical.
NewsweekNovember 01, 2007Zatoichi is a mix-and-match crowd-pleaser that shouldn't add up, but delightfully does.
Time OutFebruary 09, 2006However improbably, Kitano pulls it off quite gloriously. Admittedly, this isn't one of his most idiosyncratic, innovative or, indeed, satisfying works, but it's without doubt fast, funny, fabulous to behold.
Arizona RepublicSeptember 30, 2004For those unfamiliar with such films, Zatoichi might be a little off-putting. But given a chance, the movie can be pretty entertaining.
Orlando SentinelAugust 27, 2004This isn't arty violence, just violence, and pretty pedestrian for a samurai picture.
Miami HeraldAugust 20, 2004This is a wonderfully odd movie, proof that an artist can leave his personal stamp on any film, no matter the genre.
Common Sense MediaDecember 28, 2010This non-traditional samurai movie isn't for kids.
Movie ViewsSeptember 27, 2009Violent and bloody, carefully choreographed and filled with dry humor, Takeshi Kitano's modern take on the classic Japanese character is a unique vision that's told with confidence.
Movie MetropolisSeptember 22, 2009Zatoichi is a bloody film that also manages to be beautiful and funny.
Cinema SignalsSeptember 17, 2009Three-frame cuts of the action from multiple camera angles, hose-spurted blood and superimposed wounds do what they can in their primitive way to get you past the problem of improbability.
Cinema CrazedApril 29, 2009Beat Takeshi's take on the Zatoichi storyline is very entertaining and continuously original...
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