Zatôichi, le masseur aveugle

Titre original : Zatôichi monogatari

1962
12
1h 36min

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Martial Arts Period Drama Samurai Sword & Sandal Action Adventure Drama

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueThe adventures of a blind, gambling masseur who also happens to be a master swordsman.The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur who also happens to be a master swordsman.The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur who also happens to be a master swordsman.

Réalisation
- Kenji Misumi
Scénario
- Minoru Inuzuka
- Kan Shimozawa
Casting principal

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7,6/10

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Réalisation
- Kenji Misumi
Scénario
- Minoru Inuzuka
- Kan Shimozawa
Casting principal

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Récompenses
- 1 nomination au total

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Rôles principaux35

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Shintarô Katsu

Zatôichi…

Masayo Banri

Tane…

Ryûzô Shimada

Shigezô of Sasagawa…

Hajime Mitamura

Hanji of Matsugishi

Shigeru Amachi

Hirate, Miki

Michirô Minami

Tatekichi…

Eijirô Yanagi

Sukegorô of Iioka…

Toshio Chiba

Masakichi
(as Toshirô Chiba)
…

Manabu Morita

Seisuke…

Yoshindo Yamaji

Yahei
(as Yoshito Yamaji)
…

Yôichi Funaki

Yogorô…

Eigorô Onoe

Rihei…

Ikuko Môri

Yutaka…

Chitose Maki

Yoshi…

Kin'ya Ichikawa

Mokichi…

Jun Fujikawa

Iioka yakuza

Yukio Horikita

Kanaji…

Yûji Hamada

Iioka yakuza member

Réalisation
- Kenji Misumi
Scénario
- Minoru Inuzuka
- Kan Shimozawa
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Anecdotes
The "mon" coins used by the gamblers were made of either copper or iron and were the lowest-denomination currency in Japan until the yen system was established in 1870. The "ryo" paid to Zatoichi were gold and were worth many thousands of "mon." The Currency Museum of the Bank of Japan estimates that one "ryo" would be worth roughly $1200 to $1300 now.

Gaffes
In the moonlit scene by the pond, Tane tells Zatoichi that she has a facial mole exactly like his. But neither character has any such mole.

Citations
Tane: You have a mole here. I wonder if it's a lucky mole. I have one just like it. They say it means I'll have lots of children.
Zatôichi: It's a lucky mole.
Tane: What would I do with so many children.
Zatôichi: Just don't raise them to be yakuza.
Tane: I won't. But why do you say that?
Zatôichi: Because to be a yakuza is a foolish way to live.
Tane: Then why don't you live a decent life?
Zatôichi: It's like being stuck in a bog. It's not easy to pull yourself out once you've fallen in.

Connexions
Featured in Best in Action: 1961 (2018)

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7/10

I'll watch this kind of movie over most big studio stuff any day

A tale of warring townships and two strong characters who cant help but being pawns in a horrible game of carnage. Set in rural Japan in feudal times the setting is beautiful.

Too bad the camera works don't quite follow up. The scope is 70mm (or close to it), but I could settle with less if the cameraman (I suspect they didn't have one) didn't cut off the heads all the time. The use of zoom-lens sometimes works and sometimes don't. One time zooming in on Tane-san for instance was very dramatic. Intense was also the battle scenes. Very good.

Zatoichi is a good character and the actor playing him is fitting. The story is good and makes for an intriguing film despite some flaws. In all respects I think its inferior to Sanjuro though.

This is my first Zatoichi and I will check out other entries in the series for sure (at least the Kitano "Zatoichi" from 2003 is easy to get hold on).