After arriving in the town of shimonita, ichi finds that a price has been put on his head by a local yakuza boss. Apr 15, 2019 the blind masseur zatoichi shintaro katsu wanders through japan looking to ply his trade. But behind his humble facade, zatoichi is a master swordsman, gifted with lightningfast draw and strokes of breathtaking precision. Staring jutaro hojo, toru abe, katsuhiko kobayashi and junichiro narita. Overview of zatoichi the fugitive, 1963, directed by tokuzo tanaka, with shintaro katsu, miwa takada, masayo banri, at turner classic movies. Zatoichi the blind swordsman the criterion collection. Zatoichi tv series season 2 1976 english subtitles youtube. The blind swordsman, for the first time, chooses not to help, but fate has other plans for him. In japanese w english subtitles this outing places the blind swordsman against a corrupt official that is aided by fugitives. The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Bring us the walking stick of that blind bonesetter. Zatoichi the fugitive 1963 the criterion collection.
Zatoichi the fugitive 1963 directed by tokuzo tanaka. The fugitive, zatoichi kyojo tabi is a 1963 japanese chambara film directed by tokuzo tanaka starring shintaro katsu as the blind masseur zatoichi, originally released by the daiei motion picture company now known as kadokawa pictures. The criterion collections zatoichi the blind swordsman is an impressive set that presents the 25 films that debuted from 1962 to 1973 in the longestrunning action series in japanese cinema. Zatoichi, the fugitive is the fourth entry in the franchise and the second film to be shot in color. The itinerant zatoichi comes across a dying man, who begs the masseur to escort a young woman back to her family in edo. Director ikehiro and cinematographer kazuo miyagawa bring energetic style to this sixth installment of the. Although the swordwielding exploits of the amoral, sardonic antihero, played by the great toshiro mifune, from yojimbo 1961 may be more familiar to western audiences, the blind bulldoglooking assassinmasseur zatoichi, who can strike down an opponent with his trusty shikomizue cane sword, using hearing alone to find his target, is by far the most popular japanese movie hero ever.
Shop zatoichi the blind swordsman the criterion collection bluray. The blind swordsman movie videos for the full length movie and video clips on mefeedia. In zatoichis vengeance 1966, the villains distract his hearing with drums to make their attacks easier. When the toho closed down, these movies were lost to me and others. However, behind this humble facade, he is a master swordsman gifted with a lightningfast draw and breathtaking precision. It feels a little different from the usual zatoichi shtick. Unfortunately, zatoichi is not meant for wedded bliss and things, as usual, get very messy before he can be on his way.
The video presentation here is all right, but lacks the normal polish one associates with the company, while the audio presentation on the disc is lacking slightly as. If you like zatoichi and the fugitives you are looking for exciting, rough and serious movies about with snake, katana, adventure, martial arts, gangsters, samurai and crimes themes of drama, action and adventure genre shot in japan. The larger horde, who have been given carte blanche by the local governor, summoned zatoichi. The movie starts with zatoichi being attacked by an inexperienced yakuza who wants to earn the bounty on zatoichis head. Now, they are back, on dvd, with japanese wording and good subtitles. Zatoichi again has to face the consequences of his violent legacy on those he aims to protect. The protagonist is a blind swordsman, with no superhuman powers. Best movies like zatoichi and the fugitives bestsimilar. Zatoichi senryokubi zatoichi and the chest of gold. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. But wherever he goes, trouble follows and he must use his legendary, lightning sword skills to dispatch.
Zatoichi and the fugitives is definitely one the few that stands out from the rest of the series much like how zatoichi and the chess expert and zatoichi the outlaw did that is if you watched the films in the order it was released. The fugitive doesnt spend much time on character development, preferring instead to focus upon some incredibly memorable fight scenes. The story behind these fugitives is a mystery thats gradually revealed, so i wont go into much detail except to note that the coldblooded bastards dont hesitate to wipe out innocent. Zatoichi and the chess expert, zatoichi jigokutabi. The adventures of the legendary blind swordsman in a killer, twentyfivefilm set the colossally popular zatoichi films make up the longestrunning action series in japanese history and created one of the screens great heroes. Now its the first color movie of the blind swordsman. While hes enjoying his rewards a man tries to kill him for a reward offered on his head. The itinerant zatoichi comes across a dying man, who begs the masseur to escort a.
Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to taichi. Zatoichi the fugitive 1963 the movie database tmdb. This is an excellent visual presentation from home vision, perhaps one of the best looking installments in their zatoichi line to this point. With shintaro katsu, miwa takada, masayo banri, junichiro narita. Zatoichi the blind swordsman the criterion collection bluray. Hes drawn into a trap, but after hearing of the slaying of a former love, ichi furiously fights his way through the entire clan to. It was originally released by the daiei motion picture company later acquired by kadokawa pictures zatoichi and the fugitives is the eighteenth episode in the 26part film series devoted to the. Here we are on the fourth of the zatoichi films already, crammed into the same year and shot by the same director who did the previous movie. The defeated gang members pay a hotheaded ronin to take out the masseur.
Not to be confused with episode four, zatoichi the fugitive, this one is about ichi tangling with a gang of six vicious thugs on a murderous crime spree. An itinerant blind masseur who also happens to be a lightningfast swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuzacontrolled village, because war with a neighbouring towns smaller gang is brewing. I more than recommend zatoichis revenge, as it is another solid installment in the zatoichi franchise. Meanwhile, a long lost love of zatoichi returns to his life. In japanese w english subtitles the last zatoichi movie i uploaded was the masseuse first. The fourth film for zatoichi is the fugitive 1963, directed by tokuzo tanaka, and it starts out with a sunny and crowded scene as onlookers marvel at zatoichi getting the upper hand of a oneonone refereed fight. Zatoichi tv series eng sub ep 126 daddicts index page. The blind swordsman zatoichi the fugitive english subtitled at. Later, as zatoichi goes by the water to rest, he is attacked by a man trying to collect on a.
It starts off with a bit of comedy as zatoichi joins in a local sumo tournament and beats his competition. You can draganddrop any movie file to search for subtitles for that movie. If anything, it adds to the series by showing us a side of zatoichi he tries so hard to keep hidden. The blind swordsman box set gets our highest recommendation and damn well deserves it. I have just modified one external link on zatoichi the fugitive. Despite zatoichi being something of an unstoppable, seagalesque force of nature this time round, i enjoyed zatoichi and the fugitives a lot. Zatoichi wanders into a town run by sinister gangs and a powerful samurai. Zatoichi seems to have totally pushed aside any hangups he had about being a murderer in zatoichi and the fugitives. Zatoichi the fugitive 1963 zatoichi the fugitive 1963. The blind swordsman zatoichi the fugitive english subtitled. The wandering swordsman finds himself in a small village that serves as hideout for a band of fugitives who control the town officials and enforce brutal slave labor in the local silk mill. It will be released in a limited edition box in late january. The climactic battles are reasonably good here, but it all feels alternately a bit too choreographed, and poorly.
If you like zatoichi the fugitive you are looking for exciting, rough and serious movies about with samurai, martial arts, sword, katana, adventure, gangsters and crimes themes of drama, adventure and action genre shot in japan. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. This is a list of all the zatoichi movies starring shintaro katsu. The fugitive does have a well crafted sword battle, but this volume is less about action and more about characters, so the. This lean and mean entry is packed with coldhearted villainy and rough justice, but it finds its heart in the great takashi shimura ikiru, who plays a kindly country doctor caught up in a violent world. Zatoichi, the fugitive masseur ichi, the fugitive tokuzo tanaka this martial arts extravaganza was the 4th film in the famous zatoichi series.
The fugitive was the fourth release in the zatoichi series. Zatoichi and the fugitives is pitch black dark, with no. The blind swordsman and masseur finds himself trapped between the charms of an old love and his neverending struggle for survival when a bounty is placed on his head. Zatoichi the fugitive zatoichi triumphs at a village wrestling match, much to the chagrin of his yakuza opponents. Best movies like zatoichi the fugitive bestsimilar. Blind zatoichi makes his living by gambling and giving massages. Zatoichi the blind swordsman the criterion collection blu. Along his travels he also met a blind monk who makes zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. Jul 18, 2017 zatoichi 4 the fugitive slavochka litvinov. He learns of hikonoichis recent robbery and murder and the imprisonment of his virginal daughter, osayo, in a brothel. This is the fourth installment in the zatoichi series and while it takes a more methodical approach, it still delivers on all fronts.
Its the second of three films released within the same year. Itinerant masseur and master swordsman, the blind zatoichi, is near the village of his teacher, hikonoichi, so he decides to visit. A yakuza gang targets the blind masseur zatoichi after he defeats their group in a wrestling match. Zatoichi and the fugitives 1968 the criterion collection. 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. All images and subtitles are ed to their respectful owners unless stated otherwise. Zatoichi sets about finding his mother to apologize for his death. Zato is the lowest rank for a blind person and ichi is his name. In zatoichi the fugitive 1963, he not only apologizes to a woman for killing her son who attacked him, but gives her the bounty he would have. This fourth zatoichi film in fourteen months the recurrence of a lost love might have made for an interesting change of pace, and change of tone for this series, but that mostly takes second stage to a contrived, yet shallow, story of redemption, without much resolution.
Complete film and dvd credits english toho kingdom. Animeigos release of zatoichi s conspiracy, the last film in the long running zatoichi series to go through toho, is sadly not up to snuff with the companys many other releases. 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. This is the fourth in the zatoichi franchise, which spawned more sequels than godzilla in japan, the latest being takeshi kitanos 2003 version, which was a critical and popular success. Zatoichi hates the fact that hes become an outlaw, so he. Blind swordsman 4 the fugitive on dvd 037429170526 from home vision. Zatoichi zatoichi 2003 31 subtitles downloaded 1192 times.
It was originally released by the daiei motion picture company later acquired by kadokawa pictures. He is on the run for crimes that are never explained. Zatoichi and the fugitives 1968 directed by kimiyoshi. The story behind these fugitives is a mystery thats gradually revealed, so i wont go into much detail except to note that the coldblooded bastards dont hesitate to wipe out innocent families and murder children.
Zatoichi and the fugitives, zatoichi hatashijo is a 1968 japanese chambara film directed by kimiyoshi yasuda and starring shintaro katsu as the blind masseur zatoichi. We intend to release a collectors edition of zatoichi, incorporating some bonus material that was not made available to us when we produced the single disc version. The 18th film in the long running series is a rousing and exciting entry that finds our hero once again having to face a corrupt official. Add to that a successful television series and a current remake by beat takashi, and, obviously, with t zatoichi the blind swordsman, vol. Another solid zatoichi film, zatoichi the fugitive once again follow zatoichi as he is pursued and must do the right thing in order to protect and help the helpless and defend himself from those. Zatoichi begins life as a straightup samurai movie, evolves into a slapstick comedy and ends as a rousing, tapdancing musical.
He made 24 installments between 1962 and 1973, and made the last one 16 years later in 1989. Masseur ichi, the fugitive 1963 is the fourth in the series of japanese swordplay films devoted to the exploits of zatoichi, the blind swordsman whose superhearing and sensitivity enabled him to perform impressive feats of derringdo. The blind swordsman 9 bluray deluxe set the colossally popular zatoichi films make up the longestrunning action series in japanese history and created one of the screens great heroes. Zatoichi the fugitive is a different kind of monster from the previous three films, is fast pace and packs more action, is another approach to the saga, the story is more selfcontain or could be the beginning of a new arc for our antihero, i know soon enough. When the local yakuza boss yagiri finds out what happened, he ups the offer to. Once again, you also get an insert card in the case that repeats the program notes. 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. The extras once again include the full and limited subtitle options. 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. Zatoichi the fugitive 1963 08091963 jp adventure, action, drama 1h 26m user score. Ichis investigation into these injustices uncovers a corrupt alliance between government officials and criminals, putting the blind swordsman on a bloody path.
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