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Post by el-brazo on Apr 21, 2005 15:34:01 GMT -8
I don't know whether you're aware of it, but at the moment AnimEigo offers a so called Zatoichi Collector's Giftset containing 7 Zatoichi films. I preordered mine from DVDSoon some months ago and just received it. The DVDs are great, featuring gorgeous anamorphic widescreen transfers, Japanese audio and very well written subtitles.  |
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Post by Xenorama ™ on Apr 21, 2005 16:06:03 GMT -8
sounds like a good deal to me! i really enjoy the first several movies in the series, they are funny and serious and well done.
of course, i also enjoy the One Armed Swordsman one as well.
David
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Post by el-brazo on Apr 21, 2005 16:34:22 GMT -8
I only know Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo and Zatoichi At Large so far, and I like them both. I am very curious about the other films!
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Post by el-brazo on Apr 24, 2005 17:59:23 GMT -8
I had a nice evening watching Zatoichi: The Outlaw, Zatoichi Meets The One-Armed Swordsman, and Zatoichi: The Festival Of Fire. The films are amazingly good! Katsu Shintaro was an incredibly gifted actor, his portrayal of Zatoichi is just wonderful. I am already looking forward to watching the other two films this week.
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Post by Zone Fighter on Apr 25, 2005 12:12:17 GMT -8
There are 26 films with Katsu Shintaro as Zatoichi:
1. The Life and Opinion of Masseur Ichi 1962
2. Return of Masseur Ichi 1962
3. Masseur Ichi Enters Again 1963
4. Masseur Ichi, The Fugitive 1963
5. Masseur Ichi on the Road 1964
6. Masseur Ichi and a Chest of Gold 1964
7. Zatoichi's Flashing Sword 1964
8. Fight, Zatoichi, Fight 1964
9. Adventures of a Blind Man 1965
10. Blind Swordsman's Revenge (a.k.a. Zatoichi's Two Sword Style) 1965
11. Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (a.k.a. Zatoichi's Reverse Slash Style) 1965
12. Blind Swordsman and the Chess Expert 1965
13. Blind Swordsman's Vengeance 1966
14. Zatoichi's Pilgrimmage (aka Zatoichi's Ocean Voyage) 1966
15. Blind Swordsman's Cane Sword 1967
16. Blind Swordsman's Rescue (a.k.a. "Zatoichi Breaks Jail" a.k.a. "The Blind Swordsman's Rescue" a.k.a. Zatoichi The Outlaw 1967
17. Zatoichi Challenged! (a.k.a. Zatoichi�s Bloody Path) 1967
18. Blind Swordsman and the Fugitives 1968
19. Blind Swordsman Samaritan 1968
20. Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo 1970
21. Blind Swordsman's Fire Festival 1970
22. Zatoichi vs. the One-Armed Swordsman (a.k.a.Blind Swordsman Meets His Equal) 1971
23. Zatoichi At Large [a.k.a. Zatoichi's Duty] 1972
24. Zatoichi in Desperation 1973
25. Zatoichi's Conspiracy (a.k.a. Bloodbath at Kasama a.k.a. Blind Swordman's Conspiracy) 1974
26. Zatoichi '89 (a.k.a The Legend of Zatoichi) 1989
There was also a 97 episode television series starring Katsu Shintaro.
In 2003 Takeshi Kitano did a Zatoichi film with a blond Zatoichi.
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Post by Xenorama ™ on Apr 25, 2005 14:02:28 GMT -8
i may have only seen an eighth of these movies. i gotta get crackin! thanks for the list!
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Post by el-brazo on Apr 26, 2005 8:06:14 GMT -8
@zone Fighter:
> In 2003 Takeshi Kitano did a Zatoichi film with a blond Zatoichi.
This film basically got me into it. Apart from several fake looking CGI effects, I think it's a well done homage to the original series.
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Post by Xenorama ™ on Aug 1, 2008 0:13:04 GMT -8
ZATO ICHI MEETS HIS EQUAL (1971)
a rare team up/battle of two of martial arts legends, and it's pretty darn good. could have more fighting, as it's definitely a Japanese movie and not a Chinese one. Wang Yu does add a bit of Chinese gung fu/wu xia to the mix though, which makes it more fun!
but still, Wang Yu and Shintaro are two of the most charismatic leading men, and also quite unlikely.
i never liked the ending, til i realized Zato Ichi probably pulled his final strike. after all, Wang Kang lived to team up with the other one armed swordsman later on...
I GOTTA watch more of these.
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