Overview

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.

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Awards
Won the Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award (2003)
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Nominations
Nominated for the European Film Award for Best Non-European Film (2003)
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Box office
Grossed $34.2M worldwide, about 13.7 times its $2.5M budget
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Based on
Based on Zatoichi
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Filming locations
Filmed in Japan
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Setting
Set in Japan
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Music
Music by Keiichi Suzuki
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Katsumi Yanagishima
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Details

Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi KitanoScreenplay
Kan ShimozawaNovel
Original title: 座頭市
Status: Released
Release date: September 6, 2003
Original language: Japanese
Budget: $2.5M
Revenue: $34.2M
Countries: Japan

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