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Zatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official.Zatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official.Zatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official.
Jôtarô Senba
- Minokichi
- (as Jotaro Sennami)
Jutarô Kitashiro
- Genta
- (as Hisataro Hojo)
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- TriviaThis is the first Zatoichi film to use the blood spray practical effect. Coincidentally, the first Japanese film to ever make use of this effect was Akira Kurosawa's 'Sanjuro' (1962), which also featured actor Takashi Shimura.
- Quotes
Oshizu: Master Ichi, how long have you been blind?
Zatoichi: Since I was about eight.
Oshizu: Then you must remember a lot of things.
Zatoichi: Like what?
Oshizu: Like the color of plants.
Zatoichi: I can distinguish plants by touch, but the colors have all...
Oshizu: What?
Zatoichi: At first I remembered all the colors - green, red, and so forth. I told myself I had to remember them and tried hard not to forget. But they gradually faded away. All that's left now is darkness.
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Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)
Kimiyoshi Yasuda's Zatoichi and the Fugitives (not to be confused with the earlier entry called Zatoichi the Fugitive) strays a bit from the usual formula but it's still a recognizable Zatoichi picture in general and not a particularly good or a bad installment of the series at that.
The plot is typical; Zatoichi enters a town run by gangsters and corrupt officials - nothing new. But, despite the usual slow pacing, this entry is a bit more modern than its predecessors. The violence is pulpy, bloody and plentiful, there's a bit of comic nudity, the Spaghetti Western-like scoring style is perfected and perfectly combined with Zatoichi's new theme song, and the villains are noticeably more ruthless and sadistic than usual. There is also a lot of killing in this movie; it has what must be the largest body-count of any Zatoichi film so far and the final boss kill is particularly good. Fun fact; legendary actor Takashi Shimura appears as the benevolent town doctor (usually the same actors repeat in this series so it's always interesting to see a famous face).
Highlight of the film: Zatoichi removes a bullet from his shoulder using his cane-sword.
The plot is typical; Zatoichi enters a town run by gangsters and corrupt officials - nothing new. But, despite the usual slow pacing, this entry is a bit more modern than its predecessors. The violence is pulpy, bloody and plentiful, there's a bit of comic nudity, the Spaghetti Western-like scoring style is perfected and perfectly combined with Zatoichi's new theme song, and the villains are noticeably more ruthless and sadistic than usual. There is also a lot of killing in this movie; it has what must be the largest body-count of any Zatoichi film so far and the final boss kill is particularly good. Fun fact; legendary actor Takashi Shimura appears as the benevolent town doctor (usually the same actors repeat in this series so it's always interesting to see a famous face).
Highlight of the film: Zatoichi removes a bullet from his shoulder using his cane-sword.
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- Затойчи и беглецы
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- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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