Named Best Picture at the Venice Film Festival this thrilling action-adventure also earned the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival! In an empire ruled by fear the people's only hope is the ultimate weapon: Zatoichi (director and star Takeshi Kitano) - a blind nomadic samurai whose courage has made him a hero and whose courage has made him a legend! Determined to help the desperate residents of a village Zatoichi seeks justice through revenge!