Posted on January 13, 2014 |
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Zatoichi's Conspiracy / Shin Zatôichi monogatari: Kasama no chimatsuri / Zatôichi 25 (1973)
Action | Drama
Zatoichi, the famed blind swordsman, returns to his home village for the first time in many years. He is befriended by Omiyo, who had the same wet-nurse as Zatoichi. He also encounters a boyhood friend, Shinbei, who now is wealthy and appears not to remember Zatoichi. Shinbei seems to be interested in repaying the villagers' debts, but is in reality manipulating the ownership of a now-valuable rock quarry. Zatoichi learns of the subterfuge and confronts his old friend, who has a score of yakuza swordsmen backing his play.
Starring: Shintarô Katsu
Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda
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Posted on January 3, 2014 |
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Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman / Shin zatô Ichi: Yabure! Tôjin-ken / Zatôichi 22 (1971)
Action | Adventure | Drama
Japan and China's greatest heroic swordsmen find themselves caught in a plot to protect a young child. But will national distrust and language barriers leading to misunderstandings keep the two kindred spirits apart?
Starring: Shintarô Katsu
Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda
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Posted on December 30, 2013 |
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Zatoichi and the Fugitives / Zatôichi hatashi-jô / Zatôichi 18 (1968)
Action | Adventure | Drama
Blind masseur and master swordsman Zatoichi becomes involved with a gang of bandits hiding out in a small village. While they hide in the attic of a silk mill, they manipulate the corrupt chief official of the town. Simultaneously Zatoichi tries to rescue a young woman from the sweatshop conditions of the mill. Eventually he must confront not only the leaders of the town but the outlaw gang in battle.
Starring: Shintarô Katsu
Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda
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Posted on December 24, 2013 |
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Zatoichi's Cane Sword / Zatôichi tekka tabi / Zatôichi 15 (1967)
Action | Adventure | Drama
Combining violent action with slapstick comedy, Zatôichi's Cane Sword is a superb example of samurai filmmaking. The village of Tonda is ruled by violent and unscrupulous yakuza, and Zatôichi takes it upon himself to clean up the town. The film blends brilliant color photography with breathtaking action sequences while offering a look into Zatôichi's past, as the blind swordsman learns the origin of his famous cane sword, and discovers it may soon fail in battle.
Starring: Shintarô Katsu
Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda
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Posted on December 18, 2013 |
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Adventures of Zatoichi / Zatôichi sekisho yaburi / Zatôichi 9 (1964)
Action | Adventure | Drama
Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman looking for her father, a village leader who has disappeared. As he helps her investigate the disappearance, Zatoichi also becomes involved with another young woman who is trying to help her brother, who has murdered someone at about the same time and place as the missing man was last seen.
Starring: Shintarô Katsu
Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda
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Posted on December 8, 2013 |
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Zatoichi on the Road / Zatôichi kenka-tabi / Zatôichi 5 (1963)
Action | Adventure | Drama
Blind swordsman/masseuer Ichi (or "Zatôichi") is asked by a dying man to deliver the maiden Mitsu (or "Omitsu") to her family in Edo, and Zatôichi feels honor-bound to do so. But rival gangs each have an interest in kidnapping the girl for ransom. Zatôichi joins with one of the gangs when the other gang captures Mitsu, but he then finds that to rescue her, he must fight both gangs.
Starring: Shintarô Katsu
Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda
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