The Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Trailer
The blind swordsman.
The blind swordsman zatoichi trailer. Watch the the blind swordsman. An itinerant blind masseur who also happens to be a lightning fast swordsman. With takeshi kitano tadanobu asano yui natsukawa michiyo yasuda.
The blind masseur swordsman comes to a town in control of warring gangs and while bunking with a farming family he meets two women with their own agenda. After being released from jail on charges of petty theft ichi finds himself caught between two rival bands of yakuza one of whom has obtained a cache of guns from crooked policemen. Director takeshi kitano takes on japanese cinematic legend zatoichi.
Directed by takeshi kitano. As this iconic figure the charismatic and earthy shintaro katsu became an instant superstar lending a larger than life presence to the thrilling adventures of a man who. Trailer for the massive 25 film boxset zatoichi.
Trailer for the massive 25 film boxset zatoichi. The blind masseur and former samurai zatôichi takeshi kitano is drifting and arrives in a small village dominated by three tyrannical lords inosuke ginzo. The colossally popular zatoichi films make up the longest running action series in japanese history and created one of the screen s great heroes.
The blind swordsman out now from criterion. Zatoichi begins life as a straight up samurai movie evolves into a slapstick comedy and ends as a rousing tap dancing musical. Kitano stars as the blind wanderer with a distinctive red cane and a shock of.
One man band takeshi kitano s first period film is a quirky take on the popular character zatoichi a sightless swordsman who wanders edo period. Shintaro katsu took his final bow as zatoichi the nomadic blind swordsman in this martial arts action saga from japan.
