Zatoichi
R
7.5
2004
1 hr 51 min
Adventure
, Drama
, Action
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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- Cast：
- Takeshi Kitano , Tadanobu Asano , Michiyo Yasuda , Yui Natsukawa , Guadalcanal Taka , Daigorô Tachibana , Yuko Daike
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Reviews
Truly Dreadful Film
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To me, this movie is perfection.
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Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.
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A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
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