06 Sep 2003
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.
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十代目 松本幸四郎 Heizou Hasegawa
仙道敦子 
中村ゆり 
和田聰宏 
火野正平 
本宮泰風 
浅利陽介 
山田純大 
久保田悠来 
藤田朋子 
佐藤江梨子 
朝倉あき 
マキタスポーツ 
早乙女太一
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