The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
A blind masseur/swordsman arrives in a town that is under the control of warring gangs. While staying with a farming family, he meets two women with their own agenda.
Primary Title
- The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 17 November 2019
Release Year
- 2003
Start Time
- 19 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 35
Duration
- 125:00
Channel
- VICE
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- A blind masseur/swordsman arrives in a town that is under the control of warring gangs. While staying with a farming family, he meets two women with their own agenda.
Classification
- 16
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- Japanese
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Feature films--Japan
- Swordsmen--Japan--Drama
- Samurai--Drama
Genres
- Action
- Comedy
- Crime
Contributors
- Takeshi Kitano (Director)
- Takeshi Kitano (Writer)
- Tadanobu Asano (Actor)
- Yui Natsukawa (Actor)
- Takeshi Kitano (Actor)
- Yuko Daike (Actor)
- Asahi National Broadcasting Company (Production Unit)
- Bandai Visual Company (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Feature films--Japan
- Swordsmen--Japan--Drama
- Samurai--Drama