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Zatoichi the Fugitive is a film of genre Drama released in USA on 10 august 1963 with Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 10 august 1963
Length 1h26
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Yakuza films, Films about disabilities, Gangster films
Rating71%
Zatoichi: The Fugitive (座頭市兇状旅 or 'Kyojo tabi') is a 1963 Japanese Chambara film directed by Tokuzo Tanaka starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur Zatoichi, originally released by the Daiei Motion Picture Company (now known as Kadokawa Pictures). Zatoichi: The Fugitive is the fourth episode in the 26 part film series devoted to the character of Zatoichi.
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Ichi (which is the main character's name, Zato being the lowest rank in the Todoza) is attacked by a young yakuza man he has never met. The man is despatched and tells Ichi that he did it to get ten ryo reward for his mother. Ichi travels to the mother's town and enters a local wrestling match and defeats several sighted opponents. While Maki, the young man's mother, accepts Ichi as honorable for confessing to the death, the opponents, part of a local Yakuza gang, seek to reclaim their honor by claiming Ichi's life.Actors
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Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)
, 1h26Directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Yakuza films, Films about disabilities, Gangster films
Actors Shintarō Katsu, Miwa Takada, Akitake Kōno, Kichijirō Ueda, Mikijirō Hira
Rating71%
On his way to a village to celebrate the New Year's festival, Zatoichi is asked by a man to deliver a message to a woman. Upon delivery, he rooms with a young women who is searching for her missing father.
Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
, 1h27Directed by Kenji Misumi
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Yakuza films, Films about disabilities, Gangster films
Actors Shintarō Katsu, Miwa Takada, Yukiji Asaoka, Asao Koike, Eitarō Ozawa, Tatsuo Matsumura
Rating74%
Zatoichi (Katsu) checks into an inn where he shares a room with an ill woman and her young son named Ryota. Before the woman dies, she requests that Zatoichi take her son to his father, an artist living in the nearby town of Maebara.
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965)
, 1h18Directed by Kazuo Mori
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Yakuza films, Films about disabilities, Gangster films
Actors Shintarō Katsu, Sachiko Murase
Rating68%
Zatoichi (Katsu) is given 50 lashes for illegal gambling in Shimokura. While in jail, his cellmate Shimazo (Mizuhara) claims to have been jailed on false charges of housebreaking, arson, and murder, pleading with Ichi to contact one of his influential associates who can vouch for his innocence and to inform his wife and daughter of his situation.
, 1h34Directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Yakuza films, Films about disabilities, Kung fu films, Wuxia films, Gangster films
Actors Jimmy Wang Yu, Shintarō Katsu, Koji Nanbara, Toru Abe
Rating70%
Une procession officielle tourne au carnage lorsque les gardes de l'escorte tentent de tuer un jeune garçon d'origine chinoise qui a eu le malheur de se trouver sur leur route. Sa famille, qui vole à son secours, est massacrée mais les agresseurs sont à leur tour décimés par un étrange bretteur manchot, Wang Kang (Jimmy Wang Yu), venu à la rescousse de ses compatriotes. L'enfant arrive à s'enfuir et est recueilli par Zatoichi qui finit par croiser la route de Wang. Mais ils sont poursuivis par les hommes du gouvernement et des yakuzas à leur solde, qui veulent faire disparaître les derniers témoins du drame tout en accusant Wang du massacre. Ce dernier se méfie de tout le monde, y compris de Zatoichi dont il ne comprend pas la langue.
The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
, 1h36Directed by Kenji Misumi
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Yakuza films, Films about disabilities, Gangster films
Actors Shintarō Katsu, Shigeru Amachi, Eijirō Yanagi
Rating75%
The blind masseur Zatoichi is hired by yakuza gang-leader Sukegoro (Eijiro Yanagi) as he thinks that war is inevitable with the rival yakuza Shigezo (Ryuzo Shimada). Zatoichi has a distinguished reputation as a swordsman and Sukegoro thinks he is money well spent. Shigezo responds by hiring a ronin of similar repute, Miki Hirate (Shigeru Amachi). Ichi is a meek and humble man who is commonly underestimated by most men, and looked upon suspiciously. His being a masseur, which was a position of low regard in feudal Japan, merely increases the hostility that is shown towards him. They even try to take advantage of his blindness in a gambling den, but from early on it is clear that Zatoichi draws strength from his disability.
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
, 1h27Directed by Kenji Misumi
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Yakuza films, Films about disabilities, Gangster films
Actors Shintarō Katsu, Nobuo Kaneko, Yoshi Katō, Saburo Date
Rating74%
A group of assassins stop a blind men pilgrimage making their way down the road. The assassins ask for Ichi, but they all claim variations of that name. They line them up against a building to look at their faces, but do not find Ichi and leave. One of the blind men brings Ichi out from his hiding place in the building, and they laugh at playing a prank on sighted men. Ichi goes on his way.
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
, 1h22Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Yakuza films, Films about disabilities, Gangster films
Actors Shintarō Katsu, Bokuzen Hidari, Ryosuke Kagawa
Rating71%
A young Yakuza, who is looking to make a name for himself, shoots Zatoichi in the back with a musket. Zatoichi is wounded, but is aided by a stranger: Miss Kuni. After recovering, Zatoichi travels to her home to thank her and repay her kindness by assisting in what household chores he can do.
Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
, 1h23Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Yakuza films, Films about disabilities, Gangster films
Actors Shintarō Katsu, Jun Hamamura, Mayumi Ogawa, Shigeru Amachi, Kei Satō, Saburo Date
Rating72%
Traveling on the road, Zatoichi (Katsu) encounters a dying man who gives him a bag full of money and the name "Taichi". Traveling on, he makes the acquaintance of a blind biwa-playing priest. The two travel to a town that is having their annual thunder drum festival. The town is under the domination of a Yakuza boss who extorts from the people.
, 1h27Directed by Kenji Misumi
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Films about chess, Yakuza films, Films about disabilities, Gangster films
Actors Shintarō Katsu, Mikio Narita, Saburo Date, Ryō Horikawa
Rating72%
On a boat trip to Honshu island, Zatoichi (Katsu) makes the acquaintance of Jumonji (Narita), an expert shogi (Japanese chess) player and swordsman. Once on Honshu, a group of men that had tried to cheat Zatoichi at dice try to take revenge upon him- only for Ichi to turn the tables on them in the tussle. However, Miki, the niece of a woman named Otane, is injured in the confusion, compelling Ichi to go to great lengths to procure the medicine needed to cure her injury. When she recovers, the child sincerely thanks him, leaving him overwrought with emotion.
Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)
, 1h33Directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Yakuza films, Films about disabilities, Gangster films
Actors Shintarō Katsu, Shiho Fujimura, Eijirō Tōno, Masumi Harukawa, Makoto Fujita, Ryūji Kita
Rating74%
In a town dominated by yakuza, Zatoichi (Katsu) encounters a master swordsmith named Senzo (Tōno) who identifies Zatoichi's cane sword as the work of his late mentor. Senzo also spots a crack in the blade and warns that it will snap after one more kill.