#zatoichi

[bowelfly]

it took like 7 months but @salavante and i finally finished watching all 26 of shintarō katsu's zatoichi movies plus the 1989 american adaptation of #17 starring rutger hauer, blind fury. i might eventually get around to watching the 2003 takeshi kitano adaptation but i hear all the blood in that one is digital and i only truck with real squibs.

i do honestly think that in a just world the zatoichi series would occupy the same contemporary online pop cultural niche as columbo, since both series are formulaic in a real cozy way and both hit the same pleasure centers of watching a fucked up little goblin man bumble around and ruin the lives of rich and powerful assholes. there's just a lot more stabbing in zatoichi.

anyway to commemorate i made a zatoichi themed greenbrier mouse and you have no idea how much it kills me that i cant call it Ratoichi.

#bflyart #greenbrier mice #zatoichi #according to allouttabubblegum.com zatoichi has 1115 on-screen kills over the course of the series #i feel like thats gotta be more then every bigtime slasher villain combined #and yet my dude's just a cute roly-poly uncle man who wants to play dice and drink some wine

[redsamuraiii]

Do you know the "Zatochi" technique introduced in Star Wars : Ahsoka, is inspired by a blind swordsman from a classic Japanese film called Zatoichi?

In episode 3 of Ahsoka, Ahsoka trained Sabine Wren in the "Zatochi" technique to rely on senses beyond sight, which is similar to Zatoichi who defeated his enemies with his sword even when he is blind.

The technique is used by Kanan Jarrus when he was blinded by the former Sith Lord, Maul in Star Wars Rebels, by Chirrut Îmwe in Rogue One and later by Obi Wan to teach Luke in A New Hope.

It highlights the significance in the franchise's canon and honour George Lucas original inspirations from classic Japanese Samurai films, which continues to influence the Star Wars Universe.

#star wars #ahsoka #sabine wren #zatochi #zatoichi #kanan jarrus #star wars rebels #chirrut imwe #rogue one #obi wan kenobi #luke skywalker #a new hope #george lucas #jedi #sith #samurai #japanese films #samurai films #japanese culture #pop culture

[skeletonfumes]

Zatoichi Challenged [座頭市血煙り街道] (1967) Kenji Misumi

#zatoichi challenged #kenji misumi #mygifs #filmedit #gif #zatoichi

[sneakygauntlet-blog]

When you think you've got this life thing down.

#afro samurai #samurai #samurai champloo #ronin warriors #ronin #anime art #anime and manga #bleach #samurai jack #zatoichi #miyamoto musashi #ninja scroll #yasuke matsuda

[okosen]

#zatoichi #samurai #blind #movie #japan #japanese #sword

[chernobog13]

An only slightly sped-up snippet from the final battle in Zatoichi On The Road (1963). This was the fifth film in the series, and the third released in 1963.

This was also the first film released after the initial story of Ichi was fleshed out over the first four films. At this point, the producers had perfected the formula that the films would follow for the rest of the series (26 films), as well as for the 100-episode television series.

#Zatoichi On The Road #Zatoichi #Shinto Katsu #chambara #yakuza #jidaigeki #anma

[may8chan]

Yuko Daike & Daigoro Tachibana

#Yuko Daike #Daigoro Tachibana #Zatoichi #Takeshi Kitano

[kinasin]

Zatoichi TV Series

#zatoichi #chanbara #gif #Jidaigeki #television

[zatoichishintarokatsu]

#zatoichi #shintaro katsu #shintarô katsu #勝新太郎 #座頭市

[popeyeotaku]

I'll tell ya, they don't make em like they used to

#Bruce lee #Popeye #James Bond #Clint Eastwood #The godfather #The exorcist #Emanuel #Zatoichi #Kane from kung fu #The one armed swordsman #Dracula

[redsamuraiii]

Westworld S2E5

Can we get the producers of Shogun to make a series about Hiroyuki Sanada as a Ronin? Like good fashion heroics of a lone Samurai traveling from town to town saving the common folks? Like the Japanese classics, Yojimbo, Zatoichi and Lone Wolf and Cub?

#westworld #hiroyuki sanada #rinko kikuchi #samurai #ronin #geisha #japan #shogun #yojimbo #zatoichi #lone wolf and cub #period drama #jidaigeki

[skeletonfumes]

Zatoichi Challenged [座頭市血煙り街道] (1967) Kenji Misumi

#zatoichi challenged #zatoichi #ichi #kenji misumi #mygifs #filmedit #gifset #chanbara #shintaro katsu #座頭市血煙り街道 #samurai cinema

[enigmaticnue]

Shinuchi's Wielder

#kagurabachi #kagurabachi chapter 18 #kagurabachi 18 #chapter 18 #manga #shonen jump #shounen jump #shinuchi #shimenawa #hachimaki #zatoichi #kamunabi #hiyuki

[cinemajunkie70]

The happiest of birthdays to Takeshi Kitano!!

#beat takeshi #takeshi kitano #Hana bi #fireworks #sonatine #battle royale #merry christmas mr. lawrence #johnny mnemonic #boiling point #violent cop #brother #kikujiro #izo #battle Royale II requiem #gonin #zatoichi #dolls #getting any #kids return #outrage #outrage beyond #outrage coda #blood and bones #a scene at the sea #filmmaker #actor comedian #painter

[japanfilmclub]

Kiriko (1994) 『 妖闘地帯KIRIKO 』 Directed by Takeshi Miyasaka 宮坂武志

#Kiriko #妖闘地帯KIRIKO #Takeshi Miyasaka #宮坂武志 #v cinema #v-cinema #japan #japanese video #japanese movies #japanese film #film #movies #cinema #japanese cinema #zatoichi #action movies #action cinema #direct to video #screencaps #japan film club

[chernobog13]

Just another day at the office for everyone's favorite blind swordsman, Zatoichi.

#Zatoichi #Shintaro Katsu #yakuza #anma #chambara #jidaigeki