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The film stars shintaro katsu as the blind swordsman zatoichi and jimmy wang yu as the one armed swordsman wang kang. The films that feature him are variously pulsepounding, hilarious, stirring, and completely offthewall. Zatoichi, the outlaw the blind swordsman s rescue zatoichi breaks jail director. The real surprise is beat taking on the role of zatoichi the blind masseur with a sword hidden in his walking stick is an iconic figure in. In japanese w english subtitles the blind swordsman continues on his journey and encounters a dying pregnant woman. Ichi is a blind masseuse ambling from town to town until some injustice or threat cause him to reveal his. Zatoichis popularity is rivaled only by godzilla, and its. The global influence of zatoichi, the blind japanese swordsman. Blind zatoichi makes his living by gambling and giving massages.
Shintaro katsu portrays the legendary zatoichi, a blind masseur who lives by the yakuza code and answers his foes with a deadly cane. Zatoichi is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Zatoichi does go into hiding and becomes an outlaw, but his companions are excruciatingly bad comic relief. The blind swordsman and shintaro katsus zatoichi, is a 1989 japanese chambara film. Shintaro katsu is an actor who needs no introduction.
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However, behind this humble facade, he is a master swordsman gifted with a lightningfast draw and breathtaking precision. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Tojinken, also known as zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman, is a 1971 japanesehong kong chambarawuxia crossover by japanese film director kimiyoshi yasuda and chinese film director hsu tseng hung. He plays, as usual, a man with an impassive face, few words, and sudden bursts of action that end in a few seconds. He helps her deliver her baby before she passes away.
Oct 22, 2015 zatoichi goes to a town, finds some bad bosses who are taking advantage of peasants by cheating through gambling. This script was refilmed in america as blind fury, 1989 18. Thrill to four of the finest feature adventures from one of japans most timehonored figures, the ultimate antihero and champion of the common man. A final, sort of anniversary, revisionist zatoichi film was made in 1989. But the coolest thing of all is that each zatoichi disc comes with four trading cards showing our favorite blind swordsman in all his various guises.
The blind masseur swordsman zatoichi stumbles upon a lone widow when he comes walking in the countryside. The last of four seasons in which blind masseur zatoichi travels from town to town gambling, drinking, and fighting off the local gangs. Kitano throws most of his signature directorial style out the window, moving the camera and cutting like he. Set in the age of rouge samurai, shintaro katsu stars as ichi, a blind masseur, gambler, gangster, lady charmer, deadly swordsman, and all around kindhearted scoundrel. Not a lot of extras although an hour long documentary on the katsu during the time he. Jun 23, 2014 because of its length, the number of subplots that ichi gets involved in, and the stylistic touches that are sometimes utilised, this last zatoichi film by katsu could come across as an egoinflating selfindulgence. Being the kindhearted man zatoichi is, he sets our to find the babys next of kin. Kitano reviving zatoichi is akin to clint eastwood deciding to take over as the lone ranger, and the disparity between the directors singular vision and the demands of the genre often throw his the blind swordsman. The blind swordsman and shintaro katsus zatoichi, is a 1989 japanese chambara film directed by and starring shintaro katsu, who also produced and cowrote the screenplay. The original zatoichi added a new photo to the album. I was thrilled when i heard that takeshi kitano of all people would be making a remake of the classic series. He has a code, but enforces it according to his own rules. Little pleasures, like steaming hot pie pizza or rhubarb, a good comic book, a fine beer, killer klowns, spaghetti westerns or even a giant robot flick.
In an empire ruled by fear, the peoples only hope is the ultimate weapon. Introduced in the early 1960s, zatoichi is now an archetypal character in japanese film, inspiring dozens of films and numerous television shows. Download zatoichi the blind swordsman full movie video. Zatoichi goes to a town, finds some bad bosses who are taking advantage of peasants by cheating through gambling. Now director beat takeshi best known for hana bi introduces zatoichi to a new generation. Zatoichi does go into hiding and becomes an outlaw, but his. But behind his humble facade, zatoichi is a master swordsman, gifted with lightningfast draw and strokes of breathtaking precision. A letter of challenge is the eighteenth film in the series.
Zatoichis cane sword at rotten tomatoes zatoichi the blind swordsman, vol. Sep 06, 2003 the story of the blind swordsman zatoichi should be well known to most aficionados of japanese cinema. In japan, zatoichi is a cult character who was the subject of 26 feature films between 1963 and 1989. The itinerant zatoichi comes across a dying man, who begs the masseur to escort a young woman back to her family in edo. Production stills and liner notes are also included. This originally minor character was developed for the.
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The character, a blind masseur and blademaster, was created by novelist kan shimozawa. Zatoichi, a blind, nomadic samurai whose sword has made him a hero and whose courage has made him a legend. Zatoichi the best battle action scenes from the movie 1989 the real zatoichi is shintaro katsu. Zatoichi wanders into a town run by sinister gangs and a powerful samurai. Zatoichi 1989 stream and watch online after his release from jail, a lone warrior shintaro katsu becomes caught up in a bloody war between rival yakuza clans. Zatoichi embodies the kinds of contradictory elements that make takeshi kitano japans most intriguing contemporary actordirector. Aug 09, 20 zatoichi the blind swordsman began life as the subject of a 1948 essay by writer kan shimozawa, which chronicled the life of an actual blind vagabond who travelled japan in the mid19th century, during the final years of the feudal shogunate reign. The blind swordsman box set on dvd 7371870058 from animeigo. When the legendary blind swordsman attempts to make up for his role in the death of. Colorful, rich with action and wonderfully choreographed, takeshi kitano takes on the classic samurai character with his own brand of. After being released from jail on charges of petty theft, ichi finds. But nothing and we mean nothing is better than watching a blind samurai kicking ass in the comfort of your home theater. Shintaro katsu, 1989 an influence on contemporary chanbara and asianstyle hollywood action the chanbara film is now. Ichis investigation into these injustices uncovers a corrupt alliance between government officials and criminals, putting the blind swordsman on a bloody path of retribution in one of the series.
Zatoichi takeshi kitano, about zatoichi the blind swordsman. Buy zatoichi the blind swordsman dvd 1989 from amazons movies store. Inspired by the swords seen in the popular movie blind fury, these zatoichi stick swords feature a walking stick with a functional katana blade. But behind his humble facade, zatoichi is a master swordsman, gifted with lightningf. For a variety of notes on the edit press the annotations button above. The story of the blind swordsman zatoichi should be well known to most aficionados of japanese cinema.
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