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Masseur Ichi & Chest of Gold [VHS]

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.0 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!

Zatoichi 2 out of 5 stars.
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I will write the same comment on each one that I purchased for my parents. Although the video quality was good, through generations of copying the audio was lousy. My parents, who are fluent in Japanese, needed to read the English subtitles to understand what was being said. Check the quality before keeping the item.

Zatoichi Blind Swordsman's Revenge [VHS]

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Don't kill Zatoichi's master! 5 out of 5 stars.
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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!

Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman, Vol. 5 - On the Road

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Total reviews: 7 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Excellent Movie! 5 out of 5 stars.
33 of 33 people found this review helpful.

I was a little hesitant about buying this dvd. I have watched samurai movies in the past but found them too slap stick, boring or dramatic with the only good parts being the fight scenes. But never the less once I popped in the dvd and watched the first 10 minutes, I was hooked. The story lines are basically the same but make no mistake these are good quality movies. The directors do a great job in balancing the right amount of humor, fight scenes and acting dialogues so the movies are never boring and they are quite funny. Shintaro Katsu is a "natural" in these films and I would highly recommend any other Zatochi films with him in it.

Zatoichi at his finest! 5 out of 5 stars.
17 of 17 people found this review helpful.

Let me say this, I saw my first Zatoichi movie back when I was 14 and since then I was absolutely hooked.

The move was beautifully done and I can not stress enough what an awesome character Shintaro Katsu can play. I have all of his VHS tapes and I am slowing starting to build my DVD collection. I have DVD's from overseas subtitled and let me tell you.
It invokes a feeling that no one anywhere, time, or place can in this day and age. The movies are genre films (Feeling invoking). DO you remember the first time you saw seven, primal fear, titanic - (kind of cheesy now) but at the time the movies gave you a feeling right.

Well all of his movies are like that. This one here is 1 of my top 10's! 5 out of 5. He has over 30 movies made and also 100's of TV episodes. Trust me on this. Its great. Once you get hooked you'll love it as much as me. BUT BEWARE YOU HAVE TO ENJOY FILM> If those action packed rockem sockem's are your only cup of tea then not for you.

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Zatoichi is on the run from two deadly gangs in the 5th installment of the blind swordsman series. Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 10/22/2002 Run time: 87 minutes

Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman, Vol. 2 - The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

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Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman, Vol 2 5 out of 5 stars.
25 of 25 people found this review helpful.

In the early seventies, I was enamored of the Zatoichi and Sword of Vengence movies produced in Japan, and viewed at the Toho Brea Theatres in Los Angeles. When the Toho closed down, these movies were lost to me and others. Now, they are back, on DVD, with Japanese wording and good subtitles! Thank you for making these great works of Movie History available again! Everything about them is excellent!! 10 stars would be better!!

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The wild success of The Tale of Zatoichi demanded a sequel and star Shintaro Katsu was only too happy to reprise his role as the traveling masseur and blind swordsman. Star Katsu and director Kazuo Mori flesh out the enigmatic Ichi in this outing, creating a more haunted and less conniving character who prefers to keep his identity shrouded and his sword sheathed. Nonetheless the peace-loving swordsman is reluctantly and repeatedly forced to fight when he's attacked by a government goon squad, a gang of hoodlums, and an angry one-armed swordsman whose interest in Ichi is purely personal. This action-packed entry, which ultimately brings our hero back to the site of his previous film for the furious climax, practically revels in the concentrated bursts of Ichi's lightning attack.

The newly restored DVD features a small stills gallery, a fold-out insert with an essay by Tatsu Aoki (a self described "Ichi Freak"), and four collector cards. --Sean Axmaker

Zatoichi 23 - Zatoichi at Large

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Good Zatoichi Movie, Excellent DVD 4 out of 5 stars.
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The Zatoichi series, about a blind swordsman who travelled Japan and got into many adventures, were always a cut above the typical martian arts melodrama of the 60s/70s. More than most of their genre, they were character studies (with Katsu Shintaro bringing a likable quality to the title character) and, even more so, focused on plot. Action is actually kept to a minimum, particularly in this film, which will disappoint many viewers.
In "Zatoichi at Large," (one of the last of the series), Zatoichi delivers the baby of a dying peasant and takes it to her relatives. However, he's soon accused of stealing the woman's money and the mob is out to get him.
The DVD from a company called AnimEgo present the film in absolutely stunning 2.35:1 widescreen. The colours are so ripe they almost burst off the screen, and image is very sharp. It's even watchable in the many very dark scenes. Sound is the original Japanese audio, with subtitles (they're multicoloured - nice touch). The liner notes are disappointing. They don't deal with production of the film so much as with 'fun facts' (the value of the currency discussed in the movie, the possibility of men breastfeading, etc.), along with a Katsu Shintaro biography. These are reprinted more or less in the production notes on the disc. Other extras include character biographies (which discusses their place in the film) and trailers for several Zatoichi movies and some entries of the "Lone Wolf and Cub" series.

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Studio: E1 Entertainment Release Date: 01/25/2005 Run time: 88 minutes Rating: R

BUSHIDO BLADE OF ZATOICHI WALRUS # 1-2 complete story (BUSHIDO BLADE OF ZATOICHI WALRUS, THE (1986 SOLSON))

David George John Howliwski

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BASED UPON SAMURAI FILM CHARACTER ZATOICHI THE BLIND SWORDSMAN! 1986 *** Contains Issue #'s 1-2 *** INDIE CULT FAVORITE ANTHROPOMORPHIC TITLE - COMPLETE STORY!

1960s Japanese Films: Goke, Body Snatcher From Hell, Tora-San's Cherished Mother, the Tale of Zatoichi Continues, It's Tough Being a Man

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Goke, Body Snatcher From Hell, Tora-San's Cherished Mother, the Tale of Zatoichi Continues, It's Tough Being a Man, the Bite, Front Row Life, Jigoku, Horrors of Malformed Men, Abashiri Prison, When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, Eros Plus Massacre, Kill!, Patriotism, Shogun's Joys of Torture, Akō Rōshi, the Insect Woman, the Naked Island, Pigs and Battleships, the Profound Desire of the Gods, Bushido, Samurai Saga, Zero Focus, a Colt Is My Passport, an Actor's Revenge, Double Suicide, Ultraman, Unholy Desire, Alone on the Pacific, Kanojo to Kare, Chushingura: Hana No Maki, Yuki No Maki, Her Brother, Go to Hell, Hoodlums!, the Bastard, Diary of a Shinjuku Thief, Tattooed Life, Detective Bureau 23: Go to Hell, Bastards!, Samurai Spy, Assassination, Our Blood Will Not Forgive, Foundry Town, Jokyo, Immortal Love, Stories of Bastards: Born Under a Bad Star, a Man Vanishes, Being Two Isn't Easy, Secrets Behind the Wall, Hymn to a Tired Man, Carmen From Kawachi, the Hoodlum Soldier, a False Student, Man With a Shotgun, the Wandering Princess, Youth of the Beast, the Flower and the Angry Waves, Mitasareta Seikatsu, Aido: Slave of Love, Twin Sisters of Kyoto, Lost Spring, Portrait of Chieko, Autumn Has Already Started, Wandering Detective: Tragedy in Red Valley, Wandering Detective: Black Wind in the Harbor, Daimajin, Chōkōsō No Akebono, Kuragejima, Legends From a Southern Island, the Sands of Kurobe, Bonta No Kekkon Ya, Lake of Tears, Ultraman, Ultraseven: Great Violent Monster Fight. Excerpt: A Colt Is My Passport A Colt Is My Passport ( , Koruto wa ore no pasupoto ? ) is a 1967 Japanese yakuza film directed by Takashi Nomura for the Nikkatsu Corporation . It stars Joe Shishido as a hitman who, along with his sidekick played by Jerry Fujio, is hired by the yakuza to eliminate a rival gan...

Zatoichi Sword - Folded - Paul Chen

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We carry four exciting versions of the stick sword of Zatoichi, the legendary blind Samurai. The ever-popular black XC-4101HS, with its fully tempered carbon steel blade is now joined by the XC-8922HS, featuring the same blade but with the red lacquered scabbard seen in many of Zatoichi's screen adventures. ; ; The XC-7622HS features a fully-forged straight Katana blade, housed in a natural hardwood scabbard and handle combination, while the superbly folded blade of the XC-4112HS makes a welcome return housed in exquisite rosewood. ; ; Key Features: ; - Folded High-Carbon Blade ; - Rosewood handle and scabbard ; - Superior Quality ; ; Specifications: ; Overall length: 39" ; Blade length: 28" ; Handle length: 10 1/2" ; Weight: 1 lb. 9 oz. ; Point of Balance: 7 1/2" ; Width at Guard: 1.05" ; Width at Tip: .76" ; Thickness at Guard: .25" ; Thickness at Tip: .19" ; ; Specs will vary slightly from piece to piece.

Red Zatoichi Style Sword

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Total reviews: 1 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Better than what you would expect for the price 4 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

As a big fan of the Zatoichi movies, I was totally psyched to own a Zatoichi-style shikimizue (cane sword). When the sword arrived (via UPS), I was slightly underwhelmed by the quality of the piece. But for what I paid, I shouldn't have expected any better.

The blade is slightly sharpened with a nice finish. I wouldn't swing it around too much because I doubt it's a full tang blade. When sheathed, the sword looks more like a straight katana sans handguard than an actual cane. It will still make a nice ornamental piece that'll blend well with my collection of old canes and umbrellas.

My biggest problem with the quality of the item is a cheap, gold-painted piece of plastic at the very end of the blade (towards the handle) that says "CHINA" in big letters. This lame piece of plastic gives away the low-quality of the sword.

As a disclaimer to anyone who thinks this sword bares any resemblance to Zatoichi's sword, it does not. There are other, more accurate reproductions of Zatoichi's sword from both the old movies and the remake, but those will cost you at least 5 times the price of this one. Overall, a good decorative piece for the money.

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Each piece is constructed with a 27 1/4" blade constructed from top quality carbon steel with engraved accents. The blade shafts fit securely into place creating an elegant sleek appearance. 38 1/8" overall. Also availble in Silver, Red, Black, Rattan and Natural.

Red Zatoichi Style Sword

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Better than what you would expect for the price 4 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

As a big fan of the Zatoichi movies, I was totally psyched to own a Zatoichi-style shikimizue (cane sword). When the sword arrived (via UPS), I was slightly underwhelmed by the quality of the piece. But for what I paid, I shouldn't have expected any better.

The blade is slightly sharpened with a nice finish. I wouldn't swing it around too much because I doubt it's a full tang blade. When sheathed, the sword looks more like a straight katana sans handguard than an actual cane. It will still make a nice ornamental piece that'll blend well with my collection of old canes and umbrellas.

My biggest problem with the quality of the item is a cheap, gold-painted piece of plastic at the very end of the blade (towards the handle) that says "CHINA" in big letters. This lame piece of plastic gives away the low-quality of the sword.

As a disclaimer to anyone who thinks this sword bares any resemblance to Zatoichi's sword, it does not. There are other, more accurate reproductions of Zatoichi's sword from both the old movies and the remake, but those will cost you at least 5 times the price of this one. Overall, a good decorative piece for the money.

Editorial Review:

Each piece is constructed with a 27 1/4" blade constructed from top quality carbon steel with engraved accents. The blade shafts fit securely into place creating an elegant sleek appearance. 38 1/8" overall. Also availble in Silver, Red, Black, Rattan and Natural.