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	Zatoichi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Zatoichi (座頭市 Zatōichi) is a fictional character featured in one of Japan's longest running series of films and a television series set in the Edo period.
		Zatoichi is seemingly only a harmless blind masseur who wanders around the country making his living by gambling; however, he is also highly skilled in swordsmanship, specifically iaijutsu.
		Nevertheless, Zatoichi is but one of a surprising number of blind heroes with superhuman fighting skills that have emerged throughout history, and while predated by such characters as the pulp fiction and comic book heroes The Black Bat and Doctor Mid-Nite respectively, is followed by the likes of Daredevil.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zatoichi (975 words)

	Zatoichi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Zatoichi ('Beat' Takeshi) is a blind wanderer who makes a living by gambling and as a masseur.
		Zatoichi discovers a remote mountain town at the mercy of the Ginzo gang who have recruited Hattori (Asano), the mighty samurai ronin to enforce their rule.
		Zatoichi and his trustworthy friend Shinkichi (Taka) meet up with two mysterious geishas, Okinu and her sister Osei who have come to avenge their parents' murder.
	www.picturehouses.co.uk /site/films/zatoichi.htm (266 words)

	Zatoichi: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Zatoichi (座頭市 Zatōichi) is a fictional character fictional character quick summary:
		A recurring theme of both the films and television series episodes concerns Zatoichi protecting the innocent from oppressive warring clans[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject].
		Tadanobu asano (asano tadanobu) (born tadanobu sato on november 27, 1973 in yokohama) is a charismatic and versatile...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/z/za/zatoichi.htm (2382 words)

	Zatoichi No Eigamono (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Zatoichi series was produced in the sixties but he has appeared in film as late as the eighties.
		Zatoichi, the Blind Swordsman, was portrayed by Shintaro Katsu against the backdrop of early 19th century Japanese countryside.
		Zatoichi is being escorted to Doyama by Kisuke.
	members.aol.com /zato1ch1 (6209 words)

	Zatoichi (JAPAN 2003)
		Wandering the rural roads of Japan, Zatoichi defers to others and is generally unobtrusive—that is, until somebody does something unjust or vaguely disrespectful.
		Zatoichi isn't one to get in your face, but if he knows something isn't right, he's not shy about shedding blood, which he does with surgeon-like precision.
		Zatoichi's sight-impaired justice comes into play when he wanders into a rural town under the iron rule of a number of gangs.
	www.lovehkfilm.com /panasia/zatoichi_2004.htm (1026 words)

	Images - Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Series
		Despite his blindness, Zatoichi is a master swordsman, a brutal killer who is able to slash, stab, and strike with deadly accuracy by using his well-trained sense of almost superhuman hearing.
		After winning a sumo wrestling match (Zatoichi in fact beats a number of opponents over the course of a long hot afternoon), the blind swordsman is attacked by a total stranger while enjoying some nourishment on the banks of a tranquil stream.
		Zatoichi was always rough around the edges, but here he's coarse and obnoxious as he stuffs his face full of food and orders people around.
	www.imagesjournal.com /2003/reviews/zatoichi/text.htm (1317 words)

	[KFCC] Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo Review
		Zatoichi returns after three years to a village he harbors fond memories of, only to find that he is not really welcome.
		This is where the central conflict lies in “Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo”;, a triangle of trouble between Yasuke Eboshiya and his two sons, one who’s a bastard and the other who manages to be an even bigger bastard.
		But even if you don’t know your Zatoichi from your Ichi the Killer, this is a more than ample serving of two Japanese acting legends sharing the screen with an interesting plot and a bevy of supporting characters that only add to the quality of the whole.
	www.kfccinema.com /reviews/swordplay/zatoichimeetsyojimbo/zatoichimeetsyojimbo.html (967 words)

	Images - The Tale of Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Series
		By the end of the initial series in 1973 with Zatoichi in Desperation, Zatoichi's hands are destroyed and he is unable to wield his cane sword for the final duel.
		Zatoichi and Miki Hirate befriend one another, although neither man holds any illusions as to what must ultimately be the outcome of their brief encounter.
		Zatoichi may be quick with the sword, but the giri/ninjo conflict brewing within him is a slow death that he may never be able to conquer.
	www.imagesjournal.com /2002/reviews/zatoichi/text.htm (1162 words)

	Zatoichi movie review by Jim Eadon
		Zatoichi is a Japanese Samurai action movie that is easy to watch and yet quite profound at the same time.
		The magic of Zatoichi is in its invokation of guity desire to see the doddery old man that is verily Zatoichi himself dole out the carvery treatment to swathes of baddie gangsters.
		Zatoichi is a symphonist, you see, and his orchestra is a cane, a stick that conceals a cargo of glistening steel.
	www.eadon.com /movies/zatoichi.php (736 words)

	"The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi"
		In keeping with the earlier films, Takeshi's Zatoichi is an itinerant masseur who happens on a town brimming over with villains in need of vanquishing.
		In contrast to these films, Zatoichi is not a samurai himself but a kind of feudal version of a lumpen element who supplements his income by gambling.
		When Zatoichi cuts apart a small army of sighted assassins with his cane-sword, you have to accept his prowess as an article of faith.
	www.columbia.edu /~lnp3/mydocs/culture/zatoichi.htm (680 words)

	hackwriters.com -Zatoichi - A History of the blind swordsman legend - Rev Antonio Hernandez
		Zatoichi is: not really blind; only half blind; a bum; really a samurai; cold and emotionless; a psychotic killer; a yakuza; an unbeatable swordsman; a guy who knows only fencing.
		Zatoichi himself repeats throughout all the films that he was not "formally" trained, and that he studied obsessively.
		Zatoichi films are still among the finest in the world, and had a strong influence on Kurosawa's post-1960s work.
	www.hackwriters.com /zatoichi.htm (4162 words)

	[KFCC] Zatoichi Review
		The costumes and sets that act as the playground for the cast are so painstakingly done to fit the traditional essence of the film that you could classify this film as a costume drama… but it’s so much more than that.
		His take on the character of Zatoichi maintains an essence of the original character of the other 26 films, but also gives it a modern Kitano-spin.
		But for some odd reason, the digital blood in ‘Zatoichi’ didn’t cast that effect on me. Yes, it’s very obvious the blood is digital, but it creates this strangely awesome force of symbiotic living with the very real movements of the human body.
	www.kfccinema.com /reviews/swordplay/zatoichi/zatoichi.html (1085 words)

	Zatoichi: The Fugitive
		Zatoichi seeks bloody vengence on a ruthless gang and a powerful ronin in episode four of the Blind Swordsman series.
		The only problem with Zatoichi: The Fugitive is that, as with the previous Zatoichi film, Zatoichi: New Tale of Zatoichi, there is the assumption that the audience is familiar with the Zatoichi character.
		The failure to properly introduce the Zatoichi character is made up for by a plot that is far easier to understand than the one found in New Tale of Zatoichi, yet just as intriguing.
	www.heroic-cinema.com /reviews/zatfug (594 words)

	USATODAY.com - 'Zatoichi': Spirited swordplay with many twists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Zatoichi's senses supposedly are heightened because of his blindness, and his lightning-fast parries are a thing to behold.
		Zatoichi joins forces with the geishas (who turn out to be brother and sister).
		Zatoichi, already a hit in Japan, is an audacious and spirited departure from the usual summer fare.
	www.usatoday.com /life/movies/reviews/2004-07-22-zatoichi_x.htm (396 words)

	ASIAN POP The Return of 'Zatoichi' / Sharpen your swords, because 'Kill Bill' was only the beginning of the samurai ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Zatoichi's appeal, though, came from resisting the fatalistic strain typical of samurai cinema, where nearly everyone is shady, and goodness is doomed.
		Zatoichi's world also has its share of villainy and tragedy, but it is offset by the humor of everyday life.
		The latest installment also throws in a pair of vengeful geishas (one of whom is in drag), a feisty farm worker, her gambling-addicted sad-sack nephew and a mentally deficient neighbor who runs around screaming in a loincloth and carrying a spear in his daily preparation to become a samurai.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/gate/archive/2004/08/04/zatoichi.DTL (1472 words)

	Stomp Tokyo Video Reviews - Zatoichi Challenged (1967) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Zatoichi films, in terms of tone, are neither as serious as your average Kurosawa film, nor as exploitative as a Lone Wolf and Cub film.
		Zatoichi, when confronted, pulls a sword out of his cane and dispatches his attackers with lightning speed.
		Zatoichi Challenged is one of those films in which screen personalities transform a merely good script into a highly entertaining movie.
	www.stomptokyo.com /movies/zatoichi-challenged.html (928 words)

	Movie Habit: Review of Zatoichi (2004), ** 1/2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Zatoichi (“Blind Ichi”) is a blind masseur who travels from town to town.
		Zatoichi is an observer to all the plot threads, occasionally getting sucked into one or the other long enough for a (badly) computer-generated swordfight.
		And as if comedy, revenge, and swordfights were not enough, Zatoichi also features the most unexpected credit in any recent movie: “Tap-Dance Sequences By The Stripes.” They set the rhythm of the film every 20 minutes or so as peasants and laborers who hoe, splash, saw, and hammer to catchy and intricate rhythms.
	www.moviehabit.com /reviews/zat_fq04.shtml (578 words)

	Midnight Eye review: Zatoichi (2003, Takeshi KITANO)
		The potential pitfalls of stepping into the shoes of one of Japanese cinema's most fondly remembered icons, Shintaro Katsu, as Zatoichi, the blind masseur and master swordsman who sliced and diced his way through over a score of titles for Daiei throughout the 60s and 70s (26 films, to be exact) were obvious.
		It was at her insistence that Kitano agreed to take on the project as a homage to the original Zatoichi actor, a former personal friend of hers.
		As Zatoichi is introduced in the first frames, eyes clamped firmly closed, shambling harmlessly along a deserted country road, he runs into a group of robbers who mistakenly label him as an easy target.
	www.midnighteye.com /reviews/zatoichi.shtml (1198 words)

	IFCTV.com > Zatoichi-thon > What's on IFC > (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Zatoichi (Shintaro Katsu) returns to his home village and meets Yajuro Banno, the teacher who trained him as a swordsman.
		Zatoichi, the blind masseur and swordsman, is invited to the village of Doyama by Hikoso, the leader of a local gang, who wants to employ him as a bodyguard.
		The film tells us something of the origins of Zatoichi's training in martial arts, as a way of compensating for his blindness, and his preferred method of using darkness as a weapon against sighted opponents.
	www.ifctv.com /ifc/what/0,,CAT0-45-CAT1-2386-MO-04-DA-09-YR-2003-CLR-blue-BCLR-0099CC-TZ-ET-TB-4-,00.html (844 words)

	Takeshi Kitano's "Zatoichi," An Irreverent Take on the Blind Swordsman
		What separates "Zatoichi" from other swordfight movies is that the eponymous hero, played, of course, by Kitano himself, is blind.
		One problem is that the forward movement of "Zatoichi" often threatens to grind to a halt and, especially in the beginning, the movie features little narrative impetus.
		A plot of sorts eventually develops, by means of two geishas bent on revenging the slaughter of their family -- one of the geishas is actually a man -- but it serves, as usual, mostly to provide an excuse for lots more fighting.
	www.indiewire.com /movies/movies_040721zatoichi.html (586 words)

	Movies \| Pleasure and business
		The story that Kitano has devised for this adventure is a double one: first, the saga of a crime boss who takes over a town from its previous bosses; second, the tale of a young brother and sister seeking revenge for the killing of their parents.
		In Zatoichi, this quest involves characters who stand outside the power system and are merely onlookers to its struggles — in particular, a woman vegetable seller and her nephew, Shinkichi, an unsuccessful gambler.
		Zatoichi is only incidentally a film in which a wandering swordsman uses his prowess to help the poor peasants and petty entrepreneurs of a small village.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /boston/movies/documents/04049022.asp (698 words)

	666 File Sharing :: View topic - (ED2K BT) Zatoichi (2003)
		Zatoichi is a blind samurai who shuffles from town to town, righting wrongs with his remarkable sword hidden within his cane.
		When Zatoichi arrives in a small town, he unknowingly walks into a classic tale of revenge, as two women plot to kill the men who murdered their family.
		ZATOICHI is thrilling filmmaking at its best, an endlessly entertaining samurai epic from a man who fully understands the genre and is not afraid to take it to the next level.
	www.666fs.com /viewtopic.php?t=4785 (405 words)

	Milk Plus: a discussion of film
		Though Zatoichi isn’t really at the center of the film, his sightlessness is. Visual gags just keep rolling throughout, among them unintentionally fake looking CGI blood, and Kitano’s anachronistic hair color.
		While Zatoichi’s flashback is an amusingly apsychological bloodbath during a rainstorm, the geishas and wandering ronin fade in and out of reality and their vision criss-crosses the past and the present, giving heart to the film by lending their visual memories to Zatoichi’s silent cipher.
		Their stories are plain and effective and help ease the pain that this Zatoichi, purposely standing apart from the original actor’s warmth and friendliness, is basically a hollow superhero-like fighting machine despite Kitano’s addition of platinum blond hair and a hunched shuffle that makes him seem practically elderly.
	www.milkplus.blogspot.com /2004_05_02_milkplus_archive.html (3237 words)

	Just who is Zatoichi, the famous, blind swordsman?
		Zatoichi is the famous, fictional, blind masseur and roving gambler who, when innocent lives are threatened, becomes the ruthless swordsman who can cut down a dozen men -- yakuza and samurai alike -- before they know what hit them.
		Although saddled with the physical handicap of blindness and the social handicap of living at the bottom of a rigid feudal class structure, Zatoichi manages to gain the upper hand with nearly everyone he meets, including the samurai or warrior class.
		He achieves this by using his good-natured wit, perceptive understanding of human nature, keen sense of hearing, and the lightning fast draw of his cane sword.
	www.momii.com /zatoichi/whois.html (190 words)

	Zatoichi (2003)
		Zatoichi is Takeshi Kitano's latest film in which he portrays the legendary blind swordsman of the popular 1960s Japanese TV/film series.
		Zatoichi is a wandering masseur who enters a remote mountain town which is dominated by the Ginzo gang.
		Zatoichi joins the Geishas' cause and what follows is a series of climatic sword battles where each gang tries to eliminate Zatoichi.
	www.kungfucinema.com /reviews/zatoichi2003.htm (675 words)

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