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Zatoichi 27 x 40 (approx.) Poster

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• This poster measures approx. 27" x 40".

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This reproduction 27 x 40 (approx.) poster is from "Zatoichi" (2003)

Masseur Ichi & Chest of Gold

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

For people looking for classical Japanese Action 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Ichi, a blind samurai, is accused of stealing a chest full ofgold and he must recover it. Like other films in the series, you havethe hero Ichi slicing and dicing his enemies. If you're looking for real swordsmanship, you have to check this out. Remember cowboys who could quickly draw a gun and fire? Well, before they had handguns, the Japanese had to quickdraw with swords. Most of the actors who play the lead swordsmen are skilled swordsmen themselves, including the man who plays Ichi. You have to see it to believe it.

One glaring omission! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Masseur Ichi and a Chest of Gold is one of if not my favorite installment of the Blind Swordsman series. Wonderful story and superb action to boot.

More entertaining than the great swordplay displayed in this one are the gambling scenes, IMHO.

The lead baddie in this one is Zatoichi's real life big brother Wakayama Tomisaburo aka Ogami Itto The Lone Wolf!

Blind Swordsman & Fugitives

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Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman, Vol. 6 - Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

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#6: A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY 5 out of 5 stars.
132 of 132 people found this review helpful.

This 6th entry of Zatoichi finds the anti-hero Ichi paying his repects at the grave of a samurai he killed by mistake three years prior. It was self-defense, nonetheless, he feels remorse. A young girl hiding behind the trees overhears this self-confession: She was the samurai's sister. Jump ahead in the film, and we come to the villagers who have saved up 1000 Ryo in tax money. After 3 years of bad harvest they have finally been able to scrape enough together to satisfy the intendant. Or have they?

Enter a sadistic bullwhip weilding Ronin named Jushiro [Tomisaburo Wakayama] the main antagonist in the film. (The real life brother of Shintaro Katsu--who also appeared in Zatoichi episode #2.) And he's pretty darn sadistic as Jushiro; and with a pretty unhealthy hatred of Zatoichi. However, he sure plays the sadistic role to the hilt. He does not care about the 1000 ryo, even when offered to him. He wants Zatoichi. Jushiro's hatred for Ichi is because he looks down on him as a low-life masquerading as a swordsman. How many other arrogant villians have we seen like this already? Ah, when will they ever learn?

Ichi is blamed for taking the missing 1000 ryo's, and he resolves to clear his name. The intendant, with the help of Jushiro are already at work however scheming to take the money, tax the people again, and do away with Zatoichi. This always sounds easy over those drinks of saki. But Ichi has a surprise for them. There is a really funny part in the film, where Zatoichi and Jushiro wager on a bet. [I'll let you watch that--it's hilarious, even by Ichi standards] I'll write no more, watch the film, you will enjoy it. The music is good, the cinematography is great, the plot is excellent and the acting is terrific. Highly recommend.

Editorial Review:

Accused of stealing, Zatoichi is pursued by friend and foe alike. In this installment of The Blind Swordsman series, Ichi must prove his innocence, expose the real culprits, retrieve the
gold and reconcile his accusers' anger. And if the odds were not stacked high enough, Ichi is hounded and challenged by a maniacal, bullwhip yielding Ronin who finds Ichi's status as a low ranking blind masseur and master swordsman as an affront to his class and profession.

Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman, Vol. 10 - Zatoichi's Revenge

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Don't kill Zatoichi's master! 5 out of 5 stars.
63 of 68 people found this review helpful.

Picture a corrupt town, where the governor and the yakuza are thick as thieves, and poor village girls are regularly enslaved in the local brothel, where they are beaten and starved, then their virginity sold to valued customers. Picture a pit of a town, where the closest thing they have to an honest man is a dice-thrower in the local gambling den, Denroku the Fox, who cheats his customers at dice but loves his family and teenage daughter enough to defy the town bosses, risking everything and causing the kidnapping of his daughter. Into this town, enter Zatoichi.

"Zatoichi 10: Zatoichi's Revenge" ("Zatôichi nidan-kiri") is a somewhat atypical entry in the long-running Zatoichi series. While it follows the same theme of "Zatoichi comes to town and cleans up the bad guys" theme, the villains are a little worse here, and the 13-year old girl being sold into prostitution is a dark image. Every man in the town appears to be evil, and it is just a matter of degrees. Every woman in the town is a victim.

Zatoichi is lured into the web of corruption due to the murder of his old master, Hikonoichi, and the brothel-enslavement of his virgin daughter, Osayo. Osayo refuses to take customers, and is in a constant state of torture, but Zatoichi, allied with Denroku the Fox who longs to free his daughter, take it upon themselves to rescue the women of the town.

True to the Zatoichi legacy, there are some amazing swordfights here, and Shintaro Katsu shows why he has been able to carry this film series for so long. The battle in the dice-den, the brothel raid, and finally and more amazing, Zatoichi alone against the assembled horde of the corrupt town. It is a defiant and great battle, but makes you wonder what kind of town is left after Zatoichi inevitably leaves. A town without men, at any rate!

Editorial Review:

When a scheme to enslave young women into forced prostitution causes his old master to be murdered in cold blood, Ichi sets mercy aside until his vengeance is meted out and the young women are set free.

Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman, Vol. 17 - Zatoichi Challenged

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#17: THE FORBIDDEN ART 5 out of 5 stars.
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Entry #17 of the Zatoichi series is very unique. First of all, this is an extremely good Zatoichi episode, with a much different ending than many of the others. In the film, Zatoichi enters an inn to stay the night, but must share it with a sick woman and her young son. During the night the sick woman dies. However, before she dies she begs Zatoichi to take the boy to his father Shokichi [Takao Ito]. Along the way Zatoichi becomes very attached to the young boy: but as his way of life is not safe for this young boy he knows that he must part ways with him. Therefore, it is importatnt that he find the father. The young boys only link in the world now that the mother is dead.

Along the way, Zatoichi comes across a mysterious and unknown samurai [Jushiro Konoe]. This samurai shadows Zatoichi along the way. Who is he? What does he want? Well, apparently the boys father is in the pornography business. Tame by any means, but forbidden by law under penalty of death. However, Shokichi--a talented artist, is not doing this of his own bidding, he is being forced to do this artwork on pottery by an evil warlord. And as for the mystery samurai? Well, he is a government official. And more importantly he has the official sanction of the state to enforce the law, which means carrying out the death sentence.

Therefore Zatoichi must comply with the laws of the land. He must turn over Shokichi. Or will he? Moreover, this mystery samurai is no slouch with the sword. He is an expert swordsman as good--if not better than Zatoichi. Plus the samurai is honorable and carries himself with dignity. The mystery samurai has his orders and must carry them out--under no exception. But Zatoichi, being who he is by nature, defender of the weak and oppressed, will he allow the samurai to do this? Knowing that Shokichi is being forced against his will to make this art, will Ichi allow this execution to proceed? The conclusion of the episode is most unusual and I do not wish to spoil it by telling you, however, this episode is definetly different than his other "wipe up the town" endings. There is an unusual ending with this samurai. A VERY DIFFERENT kind of ending. Highly recommened.

Editorial Review:

A dying woman begs Zatoichi to reunite her son with his father, who is working in a small town. But when the son and father meet, Zatoichi finds out that the father has been forced to work for gangsters. Using his lightning sword, Zatoichi takes on the crime boss in a relentless blend of action, violence, and comedy that makes Zatoichi Challenged one of the best in the long-running series.

Handmade Shirasaya Zatoichi FullTang Katana Sword Sharp

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Features:

• Razor Sharp High Carbon Steel Functional Blade
• FREE Japanese Cleaning Kit & FREE Stand + FREE Storage Box
• Accurate Version of Zatoichi's Sword
• 39 1/2 Inches Overall
• Blade Hardness 52 Degrees

Editorial Review:

This is the Handmade Shirasaya Zatoichi Straight Katana. The blade has been handmade with high carbon steel, hammered out so that the carbon is evenly distributed throughout the blade for a consistent hardness.

Handmade Shirasaya Zatoichi FullTang Katana Sword Sharp

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Features:

• Razor Sharp High Carbon Steel Functional Blade
• FREE Japanese Cleaning Kit & FREE Stand + FREE Storage Box
• Accurate Version of Zatoichi's Sword
• 39 1/2 Inches Overall
• Blade Hardness 52 Degrees

Editorial Review:

This is the Handmade Shirasaya Zatoichi Straight Katana. The blade has been handmade with high carbon steel, hammered out so that the carbon is evenly distributed throughout the blade for a consistent hardness.