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Zatoichi(Movie, 2003)

Original title: "座頭市" (Japanese/JA)
FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 51min | Genres: Adventure, Drama, Action
ZatoichiRating: 3.6/5 (with 365365 votes)
Zatoichi (座頭市, Zatōichi) (released in the US as The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi) is a 2003 Japanese Jidaigeki action film, directed, written, co-edited by and starring Takeshi Kitano ("Beat" Takeshi) in his 11th directorial venture. Kitano plays the role of the blind swordsman. The film is a revival of the classic Zatoichi series of samurai film and television dramas. It premiered on 2 September 2003 at the Venice International Film Festival, where it won the prestigious Silver Lion for Best Director award, and went on to numerous other awards both at home and abroad. It also stars Tadanobu Asano, Michiyo Okusu, Yui Natsukawa, Guadalcanal Taka, Daigoro Tachibana, Yuko Daike, Ittoku Kishibe, Saburo Ishikura and ()
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Where to watch Zatoichi (cinema/streaming/download)?

"Zatoichi" is currently available on 2 providers. Zatoichi can be streamed free of charge on VIDEOBUSTER.de (as part of a subscription), can be rented on Apple / iTunes Store and VIDEOBUSTER.de (SD/HD/4K) and Zatoichi can also be purchased at VIDEOBUSTER.de (as download from the website or as Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Awards & Nominations for Zatoichi

Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film Award European Film Award for Best Non-European Film

About 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.

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Additional Information

Production countries: France, Japan
Shot in: Japan
Plays in: Japan
Based on: "Zatoichi" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 27 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 06/24/2004 (World premiere: 09/06/2003)
Appearing Characters: Zatoichi
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Producer: Masayuki Mori
Screenwriter: Takeshi Kitano
Film Editor: Takeshi Kitano
Director of Photography: Katsumi Yanagishima
Composer: Keiichi Suzuki
Costume designer: Yohji Yamamoto
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Zatoichi - Der blinde Samurai"
"The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi"
"자토이치"
"Затоичи"
"Дзатоіті"
"The Blind Swordman: Zatoichi"
"Hiệp Sĩ Mù"
Budget: 2,500,000 USD
Revenue: 34,196,922 USD (= 1,368%)

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