The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi

Name: The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2003

2003

IMDb

Takeshi Kitano

2003·R·

Japan

Award tierGold

Metascore

Action Comedy Crime Drama Thriller Indie World

The blind masseur/swordsman comes to a town in control of warring gangs, and while bunking with a farming family, he meets two women with their own agenda.

Cast

Takeshi Kitano·Michiyo Yasuda·Tadanobu Asano·Yui Natsukawa

Producers

Makoto Kakurai·Shinji Komiya·Jack Maeby·Masayuki Mori·Chieko Saitô

Languages

Japanese

Major Awards

4 wins · 2 nominations

Wins (4)

Festival Grand Prize

Toronto International Film Festival (2003)

People's Choice Award

Takeshi Kitano

Venice Film Festival (2003)

Best Film

Takeshi Kitano

Best Picture

Kinema Junpo Awards (2004)

Best Film

Takeshi Kitano

Best Director

Venice Film Festival (2003)

Best Director

Takeshi Kitano

Nominations (2)

Festival Grand Prize

Venice Film Festival (2003)

Best Film

Takeshi Kitano

Best Picture

Awards of the Japanese Academy (2004)

Best Film