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.
The Geisha
Yokiro was the most successful Geisha house in Western Japan during the first half of the 20th century and remains open to this day. At its peak, it was home to over 200 geisha, however behind the fabulous facade, there were many battles - between family members, men and women, and with the Yakuza. Momokawa was sold to Yokiro at age 12, and despite being the top geisha, her many complicated relationships provide unending challenges throughout her glamorous but turbulent life.
Top Billed Cast
緒形拳 Katsuzo
池上季実子 Momowaka
倍賞美津子 Osodé
浅野温子 Tamako
佳那晃子 Maruko
小池朝雄 
丹波哲郎 Kochi Notable
成田三樹夫 
風間 杜夫 
Sayoko Ninomiya 北村和夫 
曽我廼家明蝶 Ren Tamura Katsutoshi Akiyama Masaji Arikawa Junpei Arishima 
Teruo Fujinaga Hiroshi Fujita
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