Zatōichi

Summary

Zatōichi is a film^[1]. Zatōichi ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Zatōichi received the Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award^[3].
• Zatōichi's instance of is recorded as film^[4].
• Zatōichi was directed by Takeshi Kitano^[5].
• Takeshi Kitano wrote the screenplay for Zatōichi^[6].
• Zatōichi's composer is recorded as Keiichi Suzuki^[7].
• Zatōichi's genre is action film^[8].
• Zatōichi's genre is drama film^[9].
• Zatōichi's based on is recorded as Zatoichi^[10].
• A cast member of Zatōichi was Takeshi Kitano^[11].
• A cast member of Zatōichi was Tadanobu Asano^[12].
• A cast member of Zatōichi was Yui Natsukawa^[13].
• A cast member of Zatōichi was Yūko Daike^[14].
• A cast member of Zatōichi was Michiyo Ōkusu^[15].
• A cast member of Zatōichi was Daigoro Tachibana^[16].
• A cast member of Zatōichi was Taichi Saotome^[17].
• A cast member of Zatōichi was Ittoku Kishibe^[18].
• A cast member of Zatōichi was Saburo Ishikura^[19].
• A cast member of Zatōichi was Akira Emoto^[20].
• Zatōichi was produced by Masayuki Mori^[21].
• Zatōichi's production company is recorded as Rai 2^[22].
• Zatōichi's director of photography is recorded as Katsumi Yanagishima^[23].
• The original language of Zatōichi was Japanese^[24].
• Zatōichi was distributed by video on demand^[25].
• Zatōichi's review score is recorded as 87%^[26].
• Zatōichi's review score is recorded as 7.2/10^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Zatōichi was produced by Masayuki Mori^[21]. Zatōichi was directed by Takeshi Kitano^[5]. Takeshi Kitano wrote the screenplay for Zatōichi^[6]. Cast members include Takeshi Kitano^[11], Tadanobu Asano^[12], Yui Natsukawa^[13], Yūko Daike^[14], Michiyo Ōkusu^[15], and Daigoro Tachibana^[16].

Publication

Publication dates include September 2, 2003^[28], June 24, 2004^[29], September 6, 2003^[30], June 4, 2004^[31], and 2003^[32]. The original language of Zatōichi was Japanese^[24]. Genres include action film^[8] and drama film^[9]. Zatōichi was distributed by video on demand^[25].

Reception

Zatōichi received the Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award^[3]. Reviews include 87%^[26], 7.2/10^[27], and 75/100^[33].

Why It Matters

Zatōichi ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month).^[2] Zatōichi has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Zatōichi is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

FAQs

What awards did Zatōichi receive?

Honors received include Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award^[3].