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Shintaro Katsu’s Zatoichi did not exactly resurrect its star's career, but it did redeem an almost lost decade for the actor and filmmaker. Katsu went on to co-star in Kazuo Kuroki’s mud-caked remake of the silent classic Roningai in 1990, which received a fair amount of critical notice and international festival exposure.
Feb 4, 1989 · Zatoichi: Directed by Shintarô Katsu. With Shintarô Katsu, Kanako Higuchi, Takanori Jinnai, Ryûtarô Gan. Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village.
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- Action, Drama
- Shintarô Katsu
- 1989-02-04
Nov 25, 2013 · On the Road with Zatoichi. By Geoffrey O'Brien. Essays —. Nov 25, 2013. H e is blind and he is a swordsman. He is a man of deep compassion and he is a killing machine. He is a man of the people who delights in the most ordinary pleasures and he is a man of exceptional, indeed miraculous, accomplishments. He is a common gambler and sometime ...
His extramarital affair with her continued for five years before she broke off the relationship after realizing she would always be second to his wife. Trademark Was best remembered for portraying the blind samurai Zatoichi in more films than any other actor.
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- Tokyo, Japan
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- Kashiwa, Japan
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Nov 25, 2013 · Picture 8/10. Criterion delivers the first 25-films of the Zatoichi series (together for the first time ever on home video in North America) on DVD and Blu-ray in this massive 27-disc box set. The final 1989 film, Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman is missing, possibly due to rights issues, as is the television series.
1962. Not Rated. 1h 35m. IMDb RATING. 7.6 /10. 5.9K. YOUR RATING. Rate. Action Adventure Drama. The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur who also happens to be a master swordsman. Director. Kenji Misumi. Writers. Minoru Inuzuka. Kan Shimozawa. Stars. Shintarô Katsu. Masayo Banri. Ryûzô Shimada. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY.
Dec 1, 2013 · That’s because Zatoichi, played by the Japanese actor Shintaro Katsu, and featured in a series of 25 blood-soaked samurai films beginning roughly 50 years ago, not only held his sword in a weird...
