Keiichi Suzuki
Movies
Zatōichi
2003
Tokyo Godfathers
2003
Beyond Outrage
2012
Outrage Coda
2017
Outrage
2010
Moonriders The Movie...
Saint Young Men
2013
Melting Sounds
2022
Call Me Chihiro
2023
Ryuzo and the Seven...
2015
Picnic
1996
Boku wa tenshi ja n...
1977
Love Letter
1995
Okko's Inn
2018
Kyrie
2023
Last Letter
2020
His
2020
Uzumaki
2000
September 1923
2023
Swallowtail Butterfly
1996
Just Remembering
2021
1980
2003
Gumi. Chocolate...
2007
Moratorium Tamako
2013
For The Plasma
2014
There Is No Lid on the...
2015
Mother to Earth
2019
Speed Master
2007
The Wife of Gegege
2010
Sachiko no Sachi
1976
Onkio Haus Melody-Go-Round
2020
Body Drop Asphalt
The Taste of Rice Flower
2017
Dororon Enma-kun...
Akai bunka jutaku no...
2007
Asynkratiti Orgi Xana
Motorcycle Girl
SUPER FOLK SO...
1992
Agata Morio: Yay...
2009
Chicken Heart
2002
Dear My Love
2009
Hatsuko's World
Boys Will Be Boys
Passion Maniacs
Seeing Nara Again
2021
Waiting for the Moon
2017
Tracing Her Shadow
2021
Zatōichi
R · 2003 ‧ Action/Comedy ‧ 1h 56m
Blind traveler Zatoichi (Beat Takeshi) 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. He is also enlisted to help...
Release date: June 4, 2004 (USA)
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Casting director: Takefumi Yoshikawa
Cinematography: Katsumi Yanagijima
People also ask
What does Zatoichi mean in Japanese?
Zatō is a title, the lowest of the four official ranks within the Tōdōza, the historical guild for blind men (thus, zato also designates a blind person in Japanese slang). Ichi is therefore properly called Zatō-no-Ichi ("Low-Ranking Blind Person Ichi", approximately), or Zatōichi for short.
Was there ever a blind swordsman?
As a blind warrior and using a wooden weapon instead of a Shinken, Seigen had to fight this way, because he couldn't see his opponent's blade and actual state. Seigen followed in his own death during some year in the 1590s.
What are Zatoichi's powers?
His lightning-fast fighting skill is incredible, with his sword held in a reverse grip; this, combined with his unflappable steel-nerved wits in a fight, his keen ears, sense of smell and proprioception, all render him a formidable adversary.
Is Zatoichi a samurai?
In contrast to these films, Zatoichi is not a samurai himself but a kind of feudal version of a lumpen element who supplements his income by gambling. With his super-sensitive hearing, he can detect whether thrown dice come up odd or even.