I'm no expert on kung fu movies or Hong Kong action in general, but my big favorite of those I've seen is Yu's 1976 classic Master of the Flying Guillotine, which I discovered via its influence on Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol.
In the next film, Zatoichi: The Festival of Fire, he is once again using his trademark cane sword, outfitted with a new blade of unknown origin and quality. The Chinese edit of the film, known as 獨臂刀大戰盲俠 (pinyin: Dú Bì Dāo Dà Zhán Máng Xiá, jyutping: Duk6 Bei3 Dou1 Daai6 Zin3 Maang4 Hap6), reportedly had more wuxia content with scenes showing the One-Armed Swordsman walking across the tops of trees, and also featured a different ending where instead of Zatoichi it was Wang Kang who was victorious in the final duel, and without killing his opponent. As Zatoichi seeks to liberate the town, he encounters a rōnin seeking employment to pay for his ailing wife's needs, and two geisha who are seeking to avenge the murder of their parents, but he soon discovers that they are not what they seem to be. Zatoichi and Wang Kang, each from very different worlds yet heroic swordsman in their own right, at first seem to get along but a language barrier and a series of misunderstanding leads Kang to distrust Ichi. Soon the two heroes are at each other throats while each attempts to … The Chinese edit of the film, known as 獨臂刀大戰盲俠 (pinyin: Dú Bì Dāo Dà Zhán Máng Xiá, jyutping: Duk6 Bei3 Dou1 Daai6 Zin3 Maang4 Hap6), reportedly had more wuxia content with scenes showing the One-Armed Swordsman walking across the tops of trees, and also featured a different ending where instead of Zatoichi it was Wang Kang who was victorious in the final duel, and without killing his opponent. Zatoichi says of himself that he became a yakuza (gangster) during those three years he spent training (which immediately precede the original The Tale of Zatoichi) and killed many people, something he later came to deeply regret.
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(TV Series 1973–1994) | Popcorn (2007) | Kaveeta | Vincent Fabiani, Shin Zatôichi: Yabure! Tojin-ken! Despite that moral re-assessment and his new perspective and remorse (and most often because of them), he usually has a bounty (sometimes quite large) on his head from one source or another throughout the movies and series. The last 6 films (and the TV series) were also produced by Katsu Productions.
The sword has a new blade by the next film, which he wields until the fifteenth film Zatoichi's Cane Sword.
Tōjin-ken), also known as Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman, is a 1971 Japanese-Hong Kong chambara/wuxia crossover by Japanese film director Kimiyoshi Yasuda and … The film stars Shintaro Katsu as the blind swordsman Zatoichi and Jimmy Wang Yu as the "One-Armed Swordsman" Wang Kang. Film number 17 of the original series was remade in the US in 1990 (by TriStar Pictures) as Blind Fury, an action film starring Rutger Hauer. [8][9], Fictional Japanese blind masseur, gambler and blademaster, "Frequently Asked Questions about 'Zatoichi, "Sho Aikawa gets first starring stage role in Miike's 'Zatoichi, http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Zatoichi-The-Blind-Swordsman-Blu-ray/81690/, http://www.criterion.com/boxsets/1012-zatoichi-the-blind-swordsman, http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/film.jsp?id=174111§ion=review, http://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=15323&display_set=eng, "How Rogue One's Plot Ties Directly into The Force Awakens", "See Ya Next Year! The original series of 26 films featured Shintaro Katsu as Zatoichi. Home Vision Entertainment was granted United States distribution rights to the original Daiei films (except for the 14th and the 16th (the second of which was still in possession of AnimEigo)), and released them on DVD: the films were numbered 1-13, 15, and 17-19. Later Ichi interrogates a yakuza boss who refuses to answer his questions. The character, a blind masseur and blademaster, was created by novelist Kan Shimozawa. Both are set during the late Edo period (1830s and 1840s). Our special guest star is Jimmy Wang Yu, a Chinese kung fu movie legend known for his one-armed martial artist characters. Wong Gong and Kakuzen (01:46) 21. The suspicious Chinese man rejects the offer with a flash of his sword, and Ichi catches half of it cleanly on his knife, saying thanks. Death is his only constant companion, as he pragmatically does not allow other people, especially those he loves or thinks highly of, to get close and stay there for long; such would lead to eventual tragedy. Both versions were shown theatrically in Hawaii. It is unknown where prints of this alternate version reside. Ichi Loves Kids: Wang Kang befriends a Chinese couple and their young son Shaolong who are working as street performers. The first film was made in 1962 in black and white. Thảo luận trong 'Fshare.vn' bắt đầu bởi princephuc, 20/11/18. Otherwise, though, this disc is mostly the same as the 1998 release. She actually pays Henoichi and his yakuza buddies to find Ichi and bring him to her bedroom, and this time he consents to some frolicking. When Shaolong is threatened with death for innocently disrupting a lord's procession, Wang Kang defends him and ends up killing nearly the whole contingent of samurai retainers, and Shaolong's parents are casualties in the melee. "This ear must be deaf," Ichi says, and he cuts it clean off. Mystery Ronin: Yu's character isn't a ronin, but he's definitely a mystery thanks to language barriers.
Antonio Hernandez's two-part history of Zatoichi: This page was last edited on 13 August 2020, at 09:20. Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971) connects with the Shaw Brothers series of Hong Kong-produced movies directed by prolific director Chang Cheh; and Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970) features Toshiro Mifune as Imperial Shogunate Secret Agent Daisaku Sasa.
His lightning-fast fighting skill is incredible, with his sword held in a reverse grip; this, combined with his unflappable steel-nerved wits in a fight, his keen ears, sense of smell and proprioception, all render him a formidable adversary.
Zatoichi (座頭市, Zatōichi) is a fictional character featured in one of Japan's longest-running series of films, as well as a television series. Zatoichi at first comes across as a harmless blind anma (masseur) and bakuto (gambler) who wanders the land, making his living by chō-han (playing dice) as well as giving massages, performing acupuncture and even, on occasion, singing and playing music.
This frequently culminates in another set piece, Zatoichi's cutting the candles lighting the room and reducing it to pitch blackness, commonly accompanied by his tag line "Kurayami nara kotchi no mon da" (暗闇ならこっちのもんだ; roughly meaning "Darkness is my ally" or "Now we are all blind"). When the yakuza thugs play peeping toms on the couple (of course, blind Henoichi is just an eavesdropping tom), Ichi gets rid of them by farting in their faces! The blade (which breaks during the film) and the blade that replaces it were specially forged at great expense and with far more than the usual care by master bladesmiths and were both of exceptional quality, superior to the swords of even most samurai. This film is based on Zatoichi Challenged (1967), the 17th film in the original series. In the manner of Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo, this chapter in the series is another attempt at a marketable crossover smash as the blind swordsman faces off against a famous box office hero -- this time going international. Other possible influence on Tarantino right there.
Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (新座頭市・破れ！唐人剣, Shin Zatōichi: Yabure! The first of novelist Kan Shimozawa's Zatoichi series: 26 films, a TV series and a play, all but two starring controversial singer/producer/director Shintaro Katsu. Media Blasters (under their Tokyo Shock label) have released both the 1989 film and the first season (26 episodes) of the TV series. (AKA: Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman) Isao Tomita; DB1 (Dainichi Mark) DB2 (M3A) (Main Title) DB3 (The Tragic Chinaman ~ Genocide) DB8 (The Invincible Chinese Sword) DB26 (Ichi And Oyone) DB31 (Wong Gong* And Kakuzen) DB32 (Break! AnimEigo held the remainder of the VHS rights.[3]. [1], https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zatoichi_and_the_One-Armed_Swordsman&oldid=974252276, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 21 August 2020, at 23:16. Tōjin-ken), also known as Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman, is a 1971 Japanese-Hong Kong chambara/wuxia crossover by Japanese film director Kimiyoshi Yasuda and Chinese film director Hsu Tseng Hung. The blind swordsman, for the first time, … Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (新座頭市・破れ！唐人剣, Shin Zatōichi: Yabure! The soundtrack was composed by Keiichi Suzuki (formerly of the Japanese band the Moonriders) and the Japanese tap dance troupe The Stripes. The character's name is actually Ichi. In his gambler's patter Henoichi claims coins can't be loaded like dice can, but then he proceeds to shamelessly cheat. Zatoichi and Wang Kang, each from very different worlds yet heroic swordsman in their own right, at first seem to get along but a language barrier and a series of misunderstanding leads Kang to distrust Ichi. Tôjin-ken (original title). The film was awarded the Venice Film Festival's Silver Lion for Best Direction in 2003. Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (新座頭市・破れ！唐人剣, Shin Zatōichi: Yabure! An impoverished blind masseur becomes a mercenary swordsman, to gain basic respect. This character resembles the title character of Akira Kurosawa's films Yojimbo and Sanjuro. Both versions were shown theatrically in Hawaii. In 2003, Takeshi Kitano wrote, directed and appeared in a new high-budget Zatoichi film, called simply Zatoichi (座頭市 Zatōichi). Starring Shintaro Katsu (Ichi), Jimmy Wang Yu (Wang Kang), Watako Hamaki (Osen), Michie Terada (Oyone), Koji Nambara (Kakuzen), Toru Abe (Boss Toubei), Shinsuke Minami (Henoichi), Jun Katsumura Toho Company/Katsu Productions, 94 minutes Color, 2.35:1 scope ratio English-subtitled DVD and Blu-ray: Criterion The 25th film was made in 1973, followed by a hiatus of 16 years until Katsu's last film, which he wrote and directed himself in 1989. The decree was virtually impossible to enforce, however, as evidenced by the Yakuza enforcers being shown wielding katanas throughout the films.