
116 minutes
9/6/2003
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.

Takeshi Kitano
as Zatoichi / Ichi

Tadanobu Asano
as Hattori Genosuke

Michiyo Yasuda
as Tante Oume

Yui Natsukawa
as Oshino

Guadalcanal Taka
as Shinkichi

Daigorô Tachibana
as Geisha Seitaro O-Sei Naruto

Yuko Daike
as Geisha Okinu Naruto

Ittoku Kishibe
as Boss Inosuke Ginzo

Saburo Ishikura
as Ogi

Akira Emoto
as Pub Owner
Hideboh
as Dancing Farmer
Ron II
as Dancing Farmer
Suji
as Dancing Farmer

Makoto Ashikawa
as Carpenter

Tsumami Edamame
as Carpenter
Kôsuke Ôta
as Carpenter

Yoshiyuki Morishita
as Carpenter

Naomasa Musaka
as Yakuza Boss on the Country Road

Ben Hiura
as Tavern Gramps

Shoken Kunimoto
as Rival Swordsman

Daigaku Sekine
as Ginzo's Henchman I
Koji Koike
as Boss Funahachi

Koji Kiryu
as Dice Dealer at Funahachi's Joint
Taigi Kobayashi
as Funahachi's Bodyguard
Yoshida Ayano
as Young Okinu

Taichi Saotome
as Young Osei

Kanji Tsuda
as Playboy at Home
Shinji Asakura
as Narutoya Banto

Yoji Tanaka
as Funahachi Family Henchmen

Ryouhei Kunieda
as Narutoya Master
Muhômatsu
as Farmer Boy with a Spear
Noriyasu
as Dancing Farmer
Ikki Goto
as Kuchinawa Underling #1
Shin'ichi Nakatsuka
as Kuchinawa Underling #2
Yoshio Nakamura
as Kuchinawa Underling #3
Toru Yonezu
as Kuchinawa Underling #4
Hiroaki Noguchi
as Kuchinawa Underling #5
Al Kitago
as Farmer

Omiya no Matsu
as Farmer
Tsutomu Takeshige
as Farmer

Gambino Kobayashi
as Farmer Boy
Kenji Takechi
as Yakuza
Yasushi Higuchi
as Tavern Customer

Ryûki Kitaoka
as Tavern Customer

Hisao Ogura
as Ninja
Masayoshi Ōzeki
as Ninja