I downloaded a couple of months ago the original 'Tale of Zatoichi' but couldn't watch it :/
The awarded movie, as you can read, is a remake ^_^ and thanks to this award the movie may be released at the cinemas like Gohatto or Battle Royale.
Trivial knowledge: Guilty Gear's Zato-1 is named after Zatoichi (try reading "Zato-1" in Japanese.) They're both blind, so it does make some sense.
I'm going to go see the movie soon.. as I find time.. errk.
Sensenic
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"Re(2):Kitano awarded at Venice Film Festival"
, posted Mon 8 Sep 01:41
quote:Trivial knowledge: Guilty Gear's Zato-1 is named after Zatoichi (try reading "Zato-1" in Japanese.) They're both blind, so it does make some sense.
Argh! you beat me to it, prof. Anyway, they're both blonde too.
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exodus
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"Re(3):Kitano awarded at Venice Film Festival"
, posted Mon 8 Sep 01:57
quote: Argh! you beat me to it, prof. Anyway, they're both blonde too.
*pssst* you mean 'blind', right?
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"Re(4):Kitano awarded at Venice Film Festival"
, posted Mon 8 Sep 03:07
quote:*pssst* you mean 'blind', right?
BARF
Sensenic
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"Re(4):Kitano awarded at Venice Film Festival"
, posted Mon 8 Sep 03:29:
quote: Argh! you beat me to it, prof. Anyway, they're both blonde too.
*pssst* you mean 'blind', right?
Nope, blonde:
quote:Zato is an archaic Japanese word meaning a shaven-headed blind masseur. However, in Kitano's version, Ichi sports dyed blonde hair and the film is dotted with black humor typical of the director.
Just like Zato-1 or viceversa, perhaps
EDIT: Professor already mentioned the 'blindness' fact.
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[this message was edited by Sensenic on Mon 8 Sep 03:30]
exodus
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"Re(5):Kitano awarded at Venice Film Festival"
, posted Mon 8 Sep 12:27
quote: Nope, blonde:
heh. whoops!
Zatoichi movies I've watched were black and white, so I guess I didn't notice.
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"Re(6):Kitano awarded at Venice Film Festival"
, posted Mon 8 Sep 12:36
quote: Nope, blonde:
heh. whoops!
Zatoichi movies I've watched were black and white, so I guess I didn't notice.
No, no. The new Zatoichi is blonde. The old Zatoichi (black and white films, Shintaro Katsu) was not.
exodus
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"Re(7):Kitano awarded at Venice Film Festival"
, posted Mon 8 Sep 13:27
quote: No, no. The new Zatoichi is blonde. The old Zatoichi (black and white films, Shintaro Katsu) was not.
hoho!! So I'm not crazy!
as regards this thread, anyway.
Sensenic
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"Re(7):Kitano awarded at Venice Film Festival"
, posted Mon 8 Sep 13:51
quote: Nope, blonde:
heh. whoops!
Zatoichi movies I've watched were black and white, so I guess I didn't notice.
No, no. The new Zatoichi is blonde. The old Zatoichi (black and white films, Shintaro Katsu) was not.
I misunderstood the article then, I thought there was only Kitano's movie
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OYashiroForever
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"Re(8):Kitano awarded at Venice Film Festival"
, posted Mon 8 Sep 15:34
quote: I misunderstood the article then, I thought there was only Kitano's movie
No no... Zatoichi is a very famous series of films from the 60s (couple in the early 70s) starring the great Shintaro Katsu.
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"Re(9):Kitano awarded at Venice Film Festival"
, posted Mon 8 Sep 16:00
quote: I misunderstood the article then, I thought there was only Kitano's movie No no... Zatoichi is a very famous series of films from the 60s (couple in the early 70s) starring the great Shintaro Katsu.
the blind masseuse?
whats the male version of masseuse?
i love daalas tags!
DarkZero
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"Re(10):Kitano awarded at Venice Film Festival"
, posted Mon 8 Sep 16:27
quote: whats the male version of masseuse?
Masseur.
And if anyone's wondering about these films and lives in the United States, you can catch them on the Independant Film Channel on Saturdays. They play one movie once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Instead of Zatoichi, they're usually called "Blind Swordsman", and the names sound like episode titles much like Godzilla movies' do.
Also, since there seem to be some Zatoichi fans here, can anyone tell me what the name of one of them was? I've been trying to find the name but most of the descriptions I've found are too generic to be useful. The movie is notable because the last third of it is Zatoichi taking on roughly two hundred guys at the same time while he slaughters his way across a town. I think it may be "The Adventures of Zatoichi", but I'm not sure.
[this message was edited by Oroch on Mon 8 Sep 16:39]
Chupiler
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"Re(1):check for yourself"
, posted Tue 9 Sep 01:02
I love Zatoichi, but I just can't get the comic Beat Takeshi outta my mind. I'll have to watch the movie first, but I can just picture him pulling of a vulgar joke.
Damn Takeshi no Chousenjou and its impossible strategies...
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"saw the movie and was pleased"
, posted Wed 10 Sep 12:50
the cg wasnt done very well, but the music was excellent as were some of the scenes. a good solid movie.
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"Re(1):saw the movie and was pleased"
, posted Wed 10 Sep 13:09
quote: the cg wasnt done very well, but the music was excellent as were some of the scenes. a good solid movie.
How does it compare with the zillion or so other Zatoichi movies? Does it keep the same sort of tone or does it try to do it's own thing?
"Kitano awarded at Venice Film Festival" 
"Re(1):Kitano awarded at Venice Film Festival" 
"Re(4):Kitano awarded at Venice Film Festival" 
the universe and human stupidity
whats the male version of masseuse? 
