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Takeshi "Beat" Kitano, the Japanese actor-director best known in the US for his quirky, ulraviolent gangster movies (Fireworks, Brother, Sonatine) and in the UK (among satellite and cable viewers, at least) for the bizarre It's a Knockout-meets-Endurancegameshow Takeshi's Castle, applies his off-kilter sensibility to the samurai genre in The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi. A blind masseur (Kitano with his hair dyed white) wanders into a small town divided up by rival gangs. Though hunched and shuffling, Zatoichi soon reveals his deadly skills as a swordsman. He befriends a pair of geisha girls with secrets of their own and helps them hunt down the bandits who killed their parents. But one of the gangs has just hired a ronin, a masterless samurai, whose fighting skill may equal the blind swordsman's.
Zatoichimixes a melodramatic storyline, deadpan comedy, and dazzling, CGI-enhanced swordfights into a supremely entertaining package. In Japan, Zatoichi is a recurring character in popular action movies, but Kitano places his own unique stamp on the series. --Bret Fetzer
Aspect Ratio: | Anamorphic Wide Screen |
Main Language: | Japanese |
Region: | Region 0 |
Special Features: | Limited Edition Film Cell, 3 Art Cards, Booklet, Two Interviews With Takeshi Kitano, Interviews With The Technical Team, Takeshi Kitano Masterclass, Making Of Documentary, Stills And Poster Galleries, Theatrical Trailer, Filmographies |
Subtitles: | English |
Year: | 2003 |
Release Date: | January 24, 2005 |
Runtime: | 111 minutes |
Certification: | |
Catalogue Number: | A R T 281 D V D |
Keywords: | Special, Action, Film, Two, General, Edition, Cards, X, Adventure, Discs, Booklet, Zatoichi, Cell, |
Genre: | Action/Adventure |