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PostPosted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

Akasaka Hiker wrote:
For those who have seen the older series (I think there was 20 ++ movies made starring Mr. Katsu) what do you recommend watching ?

I think probably all of 'em are good...

I've got Zatoichi vs. The One-Armed Swordsman, Zatoichi and the Chess Expert, and Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo.... I'll probably get the rest eventually... Smile
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

I have Samaritan Zatoichi, Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold, Zatoichi Outlaw, Zatoichi in Desperation. Of the four I have watched, I liked Samritan better. Applaud
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

I love this movie, I love Takeshi Kitano *o*!!
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 7:10 am    Post subject: Zatoichi Reply with quote Back to top

The recent movie was pretty good, with the exception of that weird dancing sequence at the end.

Being from the USA, I find it comical to see Japanese people attempting hip-hop style dancing and nearly fall over laughing when I hear them attempt to rap.

Note that I am Japanese. Naughty
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:42 am    Post subject: Re: Zatoichi Reply with quote Back to top

pcmodem wrote:
The recent movie was pretty good, with the exception of that weird dancing sequence at the end.

Being from the USA, I find it comical to see Japanese people attempting hip-hop style dancing and nearly fall over laughing when I hear them attempt to rap.

Note that I am Japanese. Naughty
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Takeshi's version of Zatoichi was, imo, a visually striking film, and there were some scenes which I enjoyed a lot. That said, I much prefer the Katsu Shintaro Zatoichi films (he made 26 of them) to Takeshi's. Katsu brought depth and humanity to the Zatoichi character; you understood his suffering and his joy and you ended up sympathizing with him and liking him a lot. Takeshi's Zatoichi, in contrast, came across as an efficient killing machine; there was something there to respect but nothing there to like. I should admit that I am not a big fan of Takeshi. In his films, of which I have seen most of them, he always has select scenes which I enjoy and appreciate, but I invariably end up not really liking any of his films as a whole.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 6:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

i wanted to see that movie too
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