Zatoichi

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

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7.2/10

928 votes

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Awards & Recognition

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🏆 1 win•📋 1 nomination

Won

Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film

Nominated

European Film for Best Non-European Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$2.5M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$34.2M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$31.7M

ROI: +1268%

Budget Recovery1368% of budget

$0|Budget: $2.5M|Revenue: $34.2M

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8.3K

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138

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Zatoichi

fictional human

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Japan

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Story Setting

Set In

Japan

Time Period

Edo period

Characters

Zatoichi

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Katsumi Yanagishima

Film Editing

Takeshi Kitano

Music / Score

Keiichi Suzuki

Costume Design

Yohji Yamamoto

Production Companies

Rai 2

Distributors

Mikado Film

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Zatoichi

Available in 5 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	—	Kanopy	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
AustraliaMA 15+	—	—	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom18

AustraliaMA 15+

Germany16

FranceU

CZU

HU16

South Korea15

+2 more countries

Production

Director

Takeshi Kitano

Writers

Takeshi Kitano, Kan Shimozawa

Production Companies

Office KitanoSaito EntertainmentTokyo FMBandai VisualCelluloid Dreamsdentsu

Cast

Takeshi Kitano

Zatoichi / Ichi

Tadanobu Asano

Hattori Genosuke

Michiyo Yasuda

Tante Oume

Yui Natsukawa

Oshino

Guadalcanal Taka

Shinkichi

Daigorô Tachibana

Geisha Seitaro O-Sei Naruto

Yuko Daike

Geisha Okinu Naruto

Ittoku Kishibe

Boss Inosuke Ginzo

Saburo Ishikura

Ogi

Akira Emoto

Pub Owner

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Hideboh

Dancing Farmer

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Ron II

Dancing Farmer

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