There is a Japanese film about a blind swordsman and an old man. What's the name of this movie?

English name: zatoichi

Alias: Zuotou City

Resource type: RMVB

Issue date: September 6, 2003

Film director: Kitano Takeshi Kitano Takeshi

Film actor: Kitano Takeshi, Kitano Takeshi, decorating the first market.

Tadanobu Asano Tadano Buasano Clothing Department Harasuke

Yui Natsukawa, Yui Natsukawa, the wife of Gensuke, the clothing department.

Language: Japanese

Introduction:

Japanese dubbing with Chinese subtitles

[Summary]

The blind swordsman came to a small town controlled by a gangster casino. He met two geisha whose parents were brutally killed. They decided to take revenge and set off a storm in the town. Zuotou promised to help them and fight for justice. Hattori Harasuke is also a high-energy swordsman tortured by a painful past. He also came to this town with an assassination mission. At dawn in Shanghai, the town fell into a tense atmosphere. ...

[About this movie]

"Zuotou" refers to the rank of monks, and "Shi" refers to the name of a person. Satou City is a famous vagabond swordsman in Japanese folklore. Zuotou City is adapted from Zekuan Kazuko's prose. Since 1962, I have made many movies, except TV series. The heroic image of the blind expert who drew his sword quickly was once all the rage. Although he has never appeared on the screen since 1989, the long-term sales of videos and DVDs show his lofty position in the eyes of the Japanese.

Kitano Takeshi worshipped the hero played by Katsutaro since he was a child. Out of love for this work, although Katsutaro's image is deeply rooted in people's hearts, he still boldly challenges the precious memory of Yamato nation. After the film started, many viewers signed a letter to protest, fearing that Kitano Takeshi would damage Shantou's image. In fact, Kitano Takeshi himself has a deep affection for Zuotou City, so he did his best in the production. In particular, he dyed blond hair, which became a topic of discussion for a time. This blond hair shows that he will reinterpret this ancient work in a modern way. Last year's "Dusk Seibee" brought the revival of the times drama. Yamada's completely retro, elegant and exquisite style is one form, while Chuangzhun Shi's Ryoma Sakamoto, His Wife and Her Lover presents another style, injecting modern techniques and ideas into the drama of the times and transforming it into new ideas. Zuotou City in Kitano Takeshi seems to be trying to explore the second way.

It is said that he used some new means that had not been used in previous dramas, accompanied the farmers wearing clogs with percussion instruments, and skillfully combined the two rhythms; In the martial arts scene, instead of writing one stroke at a time, we use computer stunts to create more dazzling visual effects. He tried to combine his unique expression of violence with the drama tradition of the times, giving consideration to entertainment and artistry. Compared with his previous films, this film adds more humorous elements. Although the story is simple, the action scene presents a visual spectacle, which brings a lot of sensory stimulation to the audience, which also makes this Kitano Takeshi work more popular.

The film will be shown in 220 theaters all over Japan on September 6th, breaking the previous record of the largest scale of Kitano Takeshi's works. This shows that the filmmaker has high hopes for the commercial prospects of his new work, and thinks that this film is much more entertaining than his previous works. Among Kitano Takeshi's works, Big Brother, co-produced by Japan and Britain, has the largest number of cinemas so far.

Katsumi Yanagijima, a photography director familiar to Kitano Takeshi, was used in the film, but instead of his old partner Joe Hisaishi, Suzuki Keiichi, who is good at composing lyrics and music for contemporary drama, was used in the soundtrack. In Doll, the daughter of yohji yamamoto and Akira Kurosawa, designers who cooperate happily, is in charge of fashion design. In the film, Kitano Takeshi's favorite blue color is used as the basic color of Zuotou kimono, and each character's kimono is very distinctive, representing their individual characteristics. The difference between this film and Kitano Takeshi's previous works is that it has a lot of sports scenes, uses hip pop-style music and has bright and colorful colors. The film is very fast-paced, including photography and editing. The scene of sword fighting almost makes people have no chance to blink. It is said that the climax of the duel between Kitano Takeshi and Tadanobu Asano is the fastest-paced scene in the history of drama.

At the screening, Tadanobu Asano said that director Kitano Takeshi was terrible. Looking back, if I had really met him, I would have been killed. When Kitano Takeshi was asked how he felt about being selected for the Venice Film Festival, he said that if the screening was interrupted due to equipment problems like last year's Doll, he would kill the staff with a sword.