Zatoichi on the Road
(1963)
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Zatoichi on the Road
(1963)
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Shintarô Katsu | ... | |
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Shiho Fujimura | ... |
Mitsu
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Ryuzo Shimada | ... |
Jingorô
(as Ryuuzô Shimada)
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Reiko Fujiwara | ... |
Hisa
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Matasaburo Niwa | ... |
Yamada
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Yoshio Yoshida | ... |
Boss Tomegoro of Kagotame
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Sonosuke Sawamura | ... |
Boss Tobei of Shimozuma
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Shôsaku Sugiyama | ... |
Boss Hikozo of Doyama
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Yutaka Nakamura | ... |
Matsu
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Gen Kimura | ... |
Yakuza enforcer
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Teruko Ômi | ... |
Palaquin receptionist
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Blind swordsman/masseuer Ichi (or "Zatoichi") is asked by a dying man to deliver the maiden Mitsu (or "Omitsu") to her family in Edo, and Zatoichi feels honor-bound to do so. But rival gangs each have an interest in kidnapping the girl for ransom. Zatoichi joins with one of the gangs when the other gang captures Mitsu, but he then finds that to rescue her, he must fight both gangs. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
Fierce fighter, but humble, deferential to a fault, carefully rewards goodness only when he cannot be thanked, protective of innocents --- much like our finest cowboy heroes (Shane, Coop in Noon, Clint).
My wife likes The Shield for the same reasons she likes Hollywood's version of Cosa Nostra: protect the innocent, swiftly and without recourse punish the guilty.
If Michael Corleone ran the justice system, would O.J. be playing golf? Would the beaten, threatened common-law wife be turned away from the police station with "until he actually kills you, the ACLU won't allow us to do anything?"
Just saw the first sequel episode, #2. The print I found appears to be a crude chop job by Janus Films, that marketer having rudely hacked off the correct ending.