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.
Taira no Kiyomori
The tale of Taira Kiyomori who started as a young inexperienced warrior who led the Heike into the battle against the brutal pirates on Setouchi.
Top Billed Cast
岩下志麻 
かたせ梨乃 
松平健 
松方弘樹 
中村嘉葎雄 
名取裕子 
夏八木勲 
丹波哲郎 
十朱幸代
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