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The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur who also happens to be a master swordsman.The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur who also happens to be a master swordsman.The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur who also happens to be a master swordsman.
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Toshio Chiba
- Masakichi
- (as Toshirô Chiba)
- …
Yoshindo Yamaji
- Yahei
- (as Yoshito Yamaji)
- …
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- TriviaHanji's wife Yoshi practices "ohaguro" (literally: "black teeth"). In many areas of Asia, blackened teeth were considered a sign of beauty and maturity. In Japan, the practice was banned by the government in 1870.
- GoofsIn the moonlit scene by the pond, Tane tells Zatoichi that she has a facial mole exactly like his. But neither character has any such mole.
- Quotes
Tane: You have a mole here. I wonder if it's a lucky mole. I have one just like it. They say it means I'll have lots of children.
Zatôichi: It's a lucky mole.
Tane: What would I do with so many children.
Zatôichi: Just don't raise them to be yakuza.
Tane: I won't. But why do you say that?
Zatôichi: Because to be a yakuza is a foolish way to live.
Tane: Then why don't you live a decent life?
Zatôichi: It's like being stuck in a bog. It's not easy to pull yourself out once you've fallen in.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Best in Action: 1961 (2018)
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A Good Start to A Great Series
This series is a ton of fun, but other than the morality questions they raise, they aren't much deeper than the films in the James Bond series. When a series of movies has this many entries, the films become almost like an episodic television show, where we get to come back and reunite with characters that we love. Zatoichi is the best part of this movie. His character is similar to characters we've seen in "The Hidden Fortress" or "Ran", but he's a little bit more fun. His character has a tongue-in-cheek quality to him, and he's a swindler, but at the same time, as far as his stance on violence goes, he stands on a moral high ground above many of the other characters in this film. The final battle is well shot, and awesomely choreographed, and Shintaro Katsu is incredibly captivating as the lead, which is good, considering there are twenty-four more films in this series.
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- Jun 3, 2019
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- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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