Blind zatoichi makes his living by gambling and giving massages. Shintaro katsu, miwa takada, masayo banri, junichiro narita. Shintaro katsus zatoichi is a lover, athlete, drinker, gambler and. Overview of zatoichi the outlaw, 1967, directed by satsuo yamamoto, with shintaro katsu, rentaro mikuni, ko nishimura, at turner classic movies. The film is a revival of the classic zatoichi series of samurai film and television dramas. Zatoichi the outlaw 1967 directed by satsuo yamamoto. Zatoichi arrives in a town where a gambling house is kidnapping its poor, debtridden patrons. A rival establishment moves to pay those debts and free the peasants, but this houses seemingly altruistic boss is actually laying the groundwork for a ruthless moneygrabbing scheme. Zatoichi the outlaw is the sixteenth entry in the franchise about the blind masseur, skilled swordsman and lowly yakuza. I want to do the zato masa project, which is a spinoff from the zatoichi films. Zatoichi zatoichi 2003 31 subtitles downloaded 1214 times. Zatoichi royaburi 1967 free download rare movies cinema of. Zatoichi shintaro katsu asagoro rentaro mikuni uneshiro.
He made 24 installments between 1962 and 1973, and made the last one 16 years later in 1989. Nov 25, 20 the first, the tale of zatoichi known as zatoichi monogatari in japan, appeared in 1974 and ran for 26 episodes. Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that taichi was the mans young son. Many of the farmers have formed a collective of sorts, lead by the philosophic teachings of a former samurai named ohara who guides them in giving up. This film has a lot of potential and on paper, could have been one of the best of the series, but the. There, he befriends a young woman whose father has gone missing. Meanwhile a long lost love of zatoichi s returns to his life. Originally, outlaw masters of japanese film was conceived not in book form but as an idea borne out. Zatoichi the blind swordsman the criterion collection bluray. First, its the only zatoichi film directed by satsuo yamamoto, a director noted for his antiauthoritarian films and indeed, theres a political side to this one as well. Zatoichi wanders into a town run by sinister gangs and a powerful samurai. Everyone involved seems almost ashamed of being in a zatoichi movie, so they do their best to subvert and mock the franchises conventions. The first 20 films were produced and distributed by daiei film except for the 16th film zatoichi the outlaw and the 20th film zatoichi meets yojimbo which were produced by shintaro katsus own company, katsu productions, and distributed theatrically by daiei.
This is a list of all the zatoichi movies starring shintaro katsu. Zatoichi, zatoichi is a fictional character featured in one of japans longestrunning series of films and a television series that are both set during the late edo period 1830s and 1840s. Unfortunately, this isnt the films original audio format, which shows in the audio track here as its clearly a mono track which was just doubled to the front left and right speakers, and contains no left and right. Released 2003, zatoichi stars takeshi kitano, tadanobu asano, michiyo ohkusu, yui natsukawa the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 55 min, and received a score of 75 out of 100 on metacritic. He switched to acting because he noticed it was better paid. The character, a blind masseur and blademaster, was created by novelist kan shimozawa this originally minor character was developed for the screen by daiei film now kadokawa daiei studio.
A hong kong japanese co production this film brings together shintaro katsus zatoichi with a variation of jimmy wang yus one armed swordsman. Zatoichi comes to a town which has faced several years of bad. Zatoichi was one of the classic period piece franchises in 1960s70s japanese cinema with over 20 releases and a tv series. Asagoro, zatoichi the outlaw 1967 its easy to imagine zatoichi, the megapopular blind masseurswordsman, as a man on a continual personalityaltering pilgrimage, since in a series of films stretching from 1962 until 1979, he was almost exclusively played by one actor. The sixteenth zatoichi film is the first from its stars own katsu productions, and is one of the series most daring. Zatoichi the outlaw aka zatoichi breaks jail is the sixteenth film in this historic series, but after fifteen movies, the sword of this blind man remains sharp. Shintaro katsu took his final bow as zatoichi, the nomadic blind swordsman, in this martial arts action saga from japan. Zatoichi by director takeshi kitano featuring himself in the classic role.
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Mar 19, 2004 zatoichi is sitting by a dusty country road, his swordstick lying negligently next to him. Zatoichi the outlaw 1967 is the sixteenth film in the zatoichi series. Nov 06, 20 zatoichi and the chess expert fan trailer duration. Zatoichi is a 2003 japanese samurai dramaaction film, directed, written, coedited by and starring takeshi kitano beat takeshi in his 11th directorial venture. Ichi is a blind masseuse ambling from town to town until some injustice or threat cause him to reveal his incomparable swordplay and samuraistyled sense of honor. The hero comes to the aid of peasants in a small town that is under the thumb of gangsters and corrupt. A rival establishment moves to pay those debts and free the peasants, but this second houses seemingly altruistic boss is actually laying the groundwork for a ruthless moneygrabbing scheme. Zatoichi the outlaw is a 1967 japanese chambara film directed by satsuo yamamoto and. Master of a gambling house ensnares the sightless samurai in his plot to eliminate the competition. Now its the first color movie of the blind swordsman. The colossally popular zatoichi films make up the longestrunning action series in japanese history and created one of the screens great heroes. Titlezatoichi the outlaw publication number601540 application number60100709 mediumdvdcurrent. Watch zatoichi the outlaw add to watchlist the film centers on a group of a lords most elite samurai, who have been tasked with finding zatoichi the outlaw, who is attempting to start a peasants rebellion over the price the peasants receive for their rice from their lord.
It seems that the star was motivated to come out of the gate with something strikingly different to mark the evolution of the series, since this is one of the most complex and tragic of the zatoichi films. The blind swordsman wanders into a town to celebrate the new year. Zatoichi a name among japanese martial arts films which has along history more than 25 movies and a tv series, hes been a big player in the industry since the early 60s. Zatoichi the outlaw 1967 08121967 jp adventure, action, drama 1h 36m user score. But behind his humble facade, zatoichi is a master swordsman, gifted with lightningfast draw and strokes of breathtaking precision. With shintaro katsu, rentaro mikuni, ko nishimura, yuko hamada. Zatoichi the blind swordsman tv series volume 1 dvd shintaro katsu kung fu.
It was originally released by the daiei motion picture company later acquired by kadokawa pictures, and is the first film produced by katsu productions katsus. Adventures of zatoichi 1964 the criterion collection. A list of the zatoichi films in chronological order. Along his travels, he also met a blind monk who makes zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. A blind master swordsman attempts to lead a quiet life with his wife but he is provoked back into battle. The master of a gambling house ensnares the sightless samurai in his plot to eliminate the competition.
Zatoichi at large 1972, zatoichi meets yojimbo 1970, zatoichi in desperation 1972, adventures of zatoichi 1964, the blind swordsman samaritan 1968. Guys from bonn to buenos aires who nod off after 10 minutes of yasujiro ozus tokyo monogatari. The struggle for control is in the fore front and where in other films you get hints of it, in zatoichi the outlaw its very pronounced. Zatoichi wikipedia, the free encyclopedia animeigo released seven of the films. Zatoichi the outlaw what a difference a change in series can make. Zatoichi the outlaw not really the first time he was an outlaw is different than its predecessors for a few reasons.
The zatoichi series is one of japans longest running media franchises, with a total of 27 films and a 100 episode television series. In a town where debtridden peasants are being ruthlessly exploited, zatoichi is forced to take sides between a cruel yakuza boss and his seemingly altruistic rival. Directed by satsuo yamamoto writing credits koji matsumoto, takehiro nakajima, kiyokata saruwaka, kan shimozawa produced by masaichi nagata, tokuko miyako music by sei ikeno cinematography by kazuo miyagawa film editing by kanji suganuma production design by yoshinobu nishioka. Zatoichi, zatoichi is a fictional character featured in one of japans longestrunning. Watch this films star, shintaru katsu, in his other major vehicle, the mind numbingly brutal hanzo the razor series, and if you can sit through the parts where he fucks a bag of rice or smashes his penis with a hammer, im not sure youll come away with much about this. The sixteenth zatoichi film is the first effort from its stars own katsu productions, and it is one of. Shintaro katsu began his career in entertainment as a shamisen player. Zatoichi the outlaw is the first in the series to be produced by shintaro katsus own production company, katsu productions. Primarily for my own reference as i make my way through the films but may be useful to others also taking the journey along with the blind masseur. Zatoichi films get the deluxe box set treatment balder.
Zatoichi the outlaw was the 16th film in the franchise released in 1967. When a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a rival gambling house pays their debts and sets them free. The italian heavy metal band holy martyr released a song titled zatoichi on their. Zatoichi the outlaw zatoichi royaburi 1967 soundtrack. Miller overview the colossally popular zatoichi films make up the longestrunning action series in japanese history and created one of the screens great heroes. The man tells zatoichi about how crooked asagoro really is.
Zatoichi and the fugitives season 1, episode 18 080968 zatichi confronts a corrupt police official and an outlaw gang to free a young woman enslaved in a silk mill. A crowd of samurai underlings bribe a small boy to steal it. A yakuza gang targets the blind masseur zatoichi after he defeats their group in a wrestling match. In japanese w english subtitles the last zatoichi movie i uploaded was the masseuse first. In the 1960s he starred simultaneously in three longrunning series of films, the akumyo series, the hoodlum soldier series, and the zatoichi series. Zatoichi, zatoichi released in the us as the blind swordsman. Classics and discoveries from around the world, thematically programmed with special features, on a streaming service brought to you by the criterion collection. Region 1 zatoichi the outlaw animeigo 2003 bluray zatoichi. Since so many older films were being remade in the 2000s it was only natural that someone would do zatoichi. The sixteenth zatoichi film is the first from its stars own katsu productions, and is one of the series most.
Zatoichi the outlaw 1967 the master of a gambling house ensnares the sightless samurai in his plot to eliminate the competition. He can play shogi in his head on a level with a champion zatoichi and the chess expert, 1965. Satsuo yamamoto zatoichi royaburi aka zatoichi the outlaw 1967. The outlaw 1967 satsuo yamamoto, yamamoto satsuo on allmovie shintaro katsu once again plays the blind. The outlaw is about a common theme throughout all the zatoichi films, corruption in ancient japan. Quality zatoichi the outlaw full movie by janinekrmb on. Does not include remakes and other similarly related films, just the original film series. Shintaro katsu once again plays the blind swordsman ichi in this continuing series. The abuse faced by the peasants is very much on the films mind and it goes to great lengths to put ichi on the side of the down trodden with him talking about how he has no use for anyone who doesnt do. However, behind this humble facade, he is a master swordsman gifted with a lightningfast draw and breathtaking precision.
The series centers around ichi, a blind masseur and itinerant warrior who happens to be one of the most fearsome and dangerous swordsmen around, amassing a mind bogglingly high body count mostly consisting of yakuza, corrupt government flunkies and mountains of. Zatoichi the outlaw trailer topics movie trailers, adventures, martial arts, swordsman, 19th century japan, koji matsumoto, takehiro nakajima, ko nishimura. It tells the story of an old blind man named zatoichi shintaro katsu who. The one armed swordsman was a character that wang yu would play in one form or another for much of his career.
Zatoichi is a 2003 japanese movie about the iconic japanese figure. We continue to a more remorseful zatoichi as the series goes on. The last 6 films and the tv series were also produced by katsu productions. When called uponsometimes in the most peremptory mannerto perform, he can play a creditable shamisen solo zatoichi the outlaw, or execute a flavorful songanddance routine at a party zatoichis cane sword, 1967. Zatoichi targets a yakuzacontrolled village, because war with a neighbouring towns smaller gang is brewing. After being released from jail on charges of petty theft, ichi finds. This time ichi wanders into a area where a curious war is being raged between two gambling houses and the local farmers. Jadi tidak usah ragu lagi kalau ingin download film zatoichi 2003 sub indonesia di sini. Returning director kimiyoshi yasuda and screenwriter shozaburo asai masterfully weave together a variety of narrative threads and tonal registers. Zatoichi the outlaw is the sixteenth entry in the popular, longrunning zatoichi series, and the first. As this iconic figure, the charismatic and earthy shintaro katsu became an instant superstar, lending a largerthanlife presence to the thrilling adventures of a man who. Shop zatoichi the blind swordsman the criterion collection bluray 2018. Zatoichi the blind swordsman dvd collectors edition box. It also marked the first movie made by katsu productions, the company of the star of the series katsu shintaro.
This is a new zealand classification of zatoichi the outlaw. Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to taichi. It is a little different in tone from previous entries, as it is the first installment coproduced by star katsu shintaros production company, katsu productions, and also the first in the series released by toho studios. This was followed by a second tv series in 1976, new zatoichi or shin zatoichi, that ran for three more seasons 29 episodes in 1976, 19 episodes in 1978 and 26 episodes in 1979. Zatoichi the outlaw, zatoichi royaburi is a 1967 japanese chambara film directed by satsuo yamamoto and starring shintaro katsu as the blind masseur zatoichi. Zatoichi the outlaw is the sixteenth in the fantastic zatoichi series. Starting out with such a familiar setup that i spent the first act of this film actively disappointed and bordering on angry, two yakuza bosses are strangling a town, ichi does some gambling tricks, encounters a pure woman and a young man who loves her but is headed down the wrong path. Unlike animeigos lone wolf and cub dvds, zatoichi the outlaw is presented here in a dolby digital 2.
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