Zatoichi on the Road
Zatoichi: On the Road (座頭市喧嘩旅 or 'Zatōichi kenka-tabi') is a 1963 Japanese Chambara film directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur Zatoichi, originally released by the Daiei Motion Picture Company (now known as Kadokawa Pictures). Zatoichi: On the Road is the fifth episode in the 26 part film series devoted to the character of Zatoichi.
Plot
In this installment of the series, the Doyama gang is attempting to persuade Ichi to align himself with them in the coming fight with their rivals. Ichi decides to meet with the boss of the Doyama gang, but on the way he is attacked causing him to become sidetracked from the task. He comes upon a man while traversing through the woods, who in his last breath, asks that Ichi protect a girl named Mitsu. Ichi cannot refuse the request, Mitsu having recently spurred the anger of the Doyama gang, and now Ichi on constant alert from the gang's rivals, he is inevitably caught in the middle.
Cast
- Shintaro Katsu as Ichi, The Blind Swordsman
- Shiho Fujimura as Mitsu
- Ryuzo Shimada as Jingoro
- Reiko Fujiwara as Hisa
- Matasaburo Niwa as Yamada
- Yoshio Yoshida as Boss Tomegoro of Kagotame
- Sonosuke Sawamura as Boss Hikozo of Doyama
- Yutaka Nakamura as Matsu
Production
Film Festivals
Zatoichi: On the Road will be featured in the upcoming Japan Society of New York's film festival celebrating the Chambara genre during the winter 2009-2010 season.[1]
References
- ^ The Double Edged Sword: The Chambara Films of Raizo Ichikawa and Shintaro Katsu, The Japan Society
External links
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The Tale of Zatoichi (1962) · The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962) · New Tale of Zatoichi (1963) · Zatoichi The Fugitive (1963) · Zatoichi on the Road (1963) · Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964) · Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964) · Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964) · Adventures of Zatoichi (1964) · Zatoichi's Revenge (1965) · Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965) · Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965) · Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966) · Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966) · Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967) · Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967) · Zatoichi Challenged (1967) · Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968) · Samaritan Zatoichi (1968) · Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970) · Zatoichi, The Festival Of Fire (1970) · Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (1971) · Zatoichi at Large (1972) · Zatoichi in Desperation (1972) · Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973) · Zatoichi, Darkness Is His Ally (1989) · Zatōichi (2003)
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