Colorful, rich with action and wonderfully choreographed, Takeshi Kitano takes on the classic samurai character with his own brand of cinematic flair.
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Zatoichi

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Movie Info
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Director -
Takeshi Kitano -
Producer -
Masayuki Mori , Takio Yoshida -
Screenwriter -
Takeshi Kitano -
Distributor -
Miramax Films -
Production Co -
Bandai Visual Co. Ltd. , Asahi National Broadcasting Company -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Action , Adventure -
Original Language -
Japanese -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 23, 2004, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Oct 8, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$853.7K -
Runtime -
1h 55m -
Sound Mix -
Surround