All in all, the merged company had purchased the vhs licensing and distribution rights to episodes 115 and 1720. Overview of zatoichis revenge, 1965, directed by akira inoue, with shintaro katsu, norihei miki, mikiko tsubouchi, at turner classic movies. Nearing the village of his sensei, zatoichi decides to pay the teacher a visit, only to learn that he has been murdered and his daughter forced into prostitution. Between that an a scene where a tweenage girl breaks into song, this could be a disney film if were it not for the 10 minutes of screen. A senseless act of murder by the leader of a prostitution ring causes the vengeful blind swordsman to lash out in this entry into the longrunning. 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 darkest entries. After zatoichi learns of his sensei s murder he uncovers a horrible conspiracy involving the local government and crime family. Zatoichi, zatoichi is a fictional character featured in one of japans longestrunning series of films, as well as a television series. Upon arriving in the town he left ten years earlier, he realizes a lot of things have changed for the. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. One of the most popular heroes in japanese cinema, zatoichi the blind swordsman inspired 26 feature films, more than 100 tv episodes, and countless comics and collectibles.
And star shintaro katsu provides another great performance, not to mention the darker edge this movie has, which should interest fans of the series. Zatoichis revenge 1965 zatoichi nidangiri akira inoue. Zatichi learns the origin of his famous cane sword, and discovers it may soon fail in battle. Zatoichis vengeance, zatoichi no uta ga kikoeru is a 1966 japanese chambara film directed by tokuzo tanaka and starring shintaro katsu as the blind masseur zatoichi. Most films are special orders, so they will take longer to ship than other products. Arriving, zatoichi meets up with his mentor and sword teacher banno seizaburo kawazu and promptly falls in love with the latters daughter, yayoi mikiko tsubouchi. At one point, i was wondering if i was not seeing a remake of a previous zatoichi film. Along his travels, he also met a blind monk who makes zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. Arriving in a village plagued by corruption and deceit, zatichi vows to avenge his slain master. Repetitious or not, theres a lot of really great stuff in zatoichis revenge to mark it out as another superb entry in the series. Shintaro katsu, ishimatsu the oneeyed swordsman katsu shintaro 1967 remastered, an osaka story raizo ichikawa 1957 remastered, kojiros turning swallow cut katsu shintaro 1961 remastered, hoodlum priest 1 katsu shintaro 1969 remastered, the whale god shintaro katsu 1962 remastered, yokosuka navy prison shintaro katsu 1973 remastered. He learns of hikonoichi s recent robbery and murder and the imprisonment of his virginal daughter, osayo, in a brothel.
In trying to help the town, zatoichi kills some gangsters and becomes a hero to the boy. In his dying wish, a fatally wounded yakuza named tamekichi asks ichi to take a large sum of money to his son taichi. Subtitles zatoichis revenge zatoichi englishsubtitles. Get notified if it comes to one of your streaming services, like netflix, on. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing zatoichis revenge near you. I more than recommend zatoichis revenge, as it is another solid installment in the zatoichi franchise.
Zatoichis revenge 1965 where to watch it streaming online. For whatever reason, chambara released the titles in no particular order. Not to be confused with the similarly dubbed tenth installment, zatoichis revenge, this is really not so much a true vengeance story since ichi isnt seeking retribution for a personal loss. On dvd, the anamorphic widescreen transfer is great and the sound is in its original mono format. The blind swordsman box set gets our highest recommendation and damn well deserves it. Welcome to our foreign films page, featuring foreign movies in video and dvd format in languages from a host of countries.
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. Both are set during the late edo period 1830s and 1840s. This entry is from the phase where zatoichi has been completely sanitized into a 100% good guy. After zatoichi learns of his senseis murder he uncovers a horrible. Not every zatoichi film qualifies as great cinema, but even when the series falters a bit, every single one of these films is still well worth your time. With shintaro katsu, shigeru amachi, jun hamamura, mayumi ogawa. The character, a blind masseur and blademaster, was created by. Itinerant masseur and master swordsman, the blind zatoichi, is near the village of his teacher, hikonoichi, so he decides to visit. The blind swordsman the criterion collection cover illustration. All payments on movie orders will be processed at the time of shipment. In zatoichis first outing in color, zatoichi returns to his home village. With shintaro katsu, norihei miki, mikiko tsubouchi, takeshi kato.
Zatoichis vengeance displays one of the most interesting aspects of zatoichi as a character. He learns of hikonoichis recent robbery and murder and the imprisonment of his virginal daughter, osayo, in a brothel. Download zatoichis revenge 1965 subtitles from the. The story line was complicated, and seemed to be a hodgepodge of many previous zatoichi story lines. But for a matinee idol, he receives a decidedly modest introduction.
It was originally released by the daiei motion picture company later acquired by kadokawa pictures zatoichis revenge is the tenth episode in the 26part film series devoted to the character of zatoichi. Zatoichis revenge is just as enjoyable and exciting as the 9 films that preceded it, but lacks enough individual moments to make it stand out. But the village is being terrorised by a brutal gang demanding daily protection money, and zatoichi himself falls in with a young man and woman disguised as geishas who are after revenge on this. With takeshi kitano, tadanobu asano, yui natsukawa, michiyo yasuda.
After zatoichi learns of his senseis murder he uncovers a horrible conspiracy involving the local government and crime family. Promising to make a delivery for a dying man, the blind swordsman zatoichi comes across the usual crime gangs but also meets a blind monk who brings into question his use of violence. The colossally popular zatoichi films make up the longestrunning action series in japanese history and created one of the screens great heroes. Great scene of zatoichi the blind swordsman slicing out some justice. As this iconic figure, the charismatic and earthy shintaro katsu became an instant superstar, lending a largerthanlife presence to the thrilling adventures of a. It was originally released by the daiei motion picture company later acquired by kadokawa pictures zatoichis vengeance is the thirteenth episode in the 26part film series. Zatoichis revenge 1965 04031965 jp adventure, action, drama 1h 24m user score. Zatoichis revenge was the 10th release in the franchise and came out in 1965. Unlike most trained swordsmen and retainers, the adherence to a code of conduct is not part of his nature because no one would hire a blind swordsman, so one assumes the bushido code was not stressed in his training. The dvds of all 26 films in the series are worth buying. Extras include liner notes by tom mes, a foldout mini poster and trailers for zatoichi and the fugitives, samaritan zatoichi and an overall promo for home visions zatoichi series. Zatoichis revenge is a 1965 japanese chambara film directed by akira inoue and starring shintaro katsu as the blind masseur zatoichi. Through friendship with denroku, a local dice thrower and devoted father, ichi uncovers an unholy alliance between the governor and the area. Matt kindt zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child.
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