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Hitokiri (1969)

 -  Action | Drama | History  -  February 1970 (USA)
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Izo Okada, a ronin (masterless samurai), desperately seeks a way out of his financial straits. He allies himself with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader, Takechi, and imagines that he ... See full summary »

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Credited cast:
Shintarô Katsu ...
Izo Okada
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Hampeita Takechi
Yukio Mishima ...
Shimbei Tanaka
Yûjirô Ishihara ...
Ryoma Sakamoto
Mitsuko Baishô ...
Onimo
Takumi Shinjo ...
Minakawa
Noboru Nakaya ...
Kintoki Anegakoji
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Saburô Date ...
Ronin patrol leader
Ren Fukuyama
Kin'ichi Hagimoto
Ken Hatano
Sôtarô Ibuki
Natsuko Kahara ...
Otaki
Ichirô Nakatani
Shôgen Nitta
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Izo Okada, a ronin (masterless samurai), desperately seeks a way out of his financial straits. He allies himself with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader, Takechi, and imagines that he has come up in the world. But Takechi makes Izo a killer and a puppet, filled with self-loathing and a need to stop Takechi. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>

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Block-Headed Assassin!!!
14 January 2011 | by (London) – See all my reviews

Hitokiri or Tenchu! (1969) is a very entertaining Samurai movie with an extraordinary central performance by Shintarô Katsu as a block-headed assassin.

Although Izo Okada as played by Shintarô Katsu is a ruthless killer, his performance is very sympathetic and surprisingly moving.

A particular scene where Izo is hopelessly drunk and allows his self-pity and hurt to overwhelm him, is superbly performed.

Shintarô Katsu also plays the character of Izo as a dim-witted block-head. He does not try to subvert the character by allowing his actor's ego to possibly inject some false notes.

Shintarô Katsu is an amazing actor. He is almost chameleon-like, as each character he inhabits differs so greatly from the next. Whether playing Hanzo 'The Razor' or Zatôichi, the Blind Masseur Ichi, he is utterly convincing.

This is a great movie and highly recommended if you are a fan of the Samurai genre or not.


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