Zatoichi (2003)
座頭市
His sword made him a hero... his courage made him a legend.
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Zatoichi rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.4/10· 53K votes
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Metacritic75%
TMDb7.237/10· 975 votesWith 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.4/10 on IMDb and 75/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
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.
Cast of Zatoichi
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
- H
Hideboh
as Dancing Farmer
- R
Ron II
as Dancing Farmer
Zatoichi facts
- Original title
- 座頭市
- Budget
- $2.5M
- Box office
- $34.2M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Takeshi Kitano blends samurai action with genre-bending visual audacity
- •Blind protagonist offers fresh perspective on action-film conventions
- •Eclectic tone shifts from violence to whimsy create unpredictable entertainment
What the audience disliked
- •Tonal inconsistency may alienate viewers seeking narrative coherence
- •Avant-garde choices prioritize style over substantive storytelling
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