Zatôichi senryô-kubi (1964)

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   nbats

   https://youtu.be/4XXE3Lwwd-c 1 year 9 months ago
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   Siskoid

   Director Kazuo Ikehiro gives the Zatoichi movies a shot in the arm with Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold, trading its zen pastoral cinematography for dynamic experimental shots, shocking edits, and a lot more color. 1964's crop of four movies (man, they were cranking these out at a furious rate, weren't they?) is the first to show a gory blood spurt (right at camera) and is generally more violent. You know you're in for something different from the opening, which has Ichi fighting in a black abstract space that represents his blindness, the kind of opening we'd get used to seeing in kung fu films of the next decade. Ikehiro has men run over his camera, overlaps images, and flash pans from scene to scene, among other tricks. This may signal a more grindhouse style for the franchise, but as long as Katsu is in the role, it all still feels of a piece. The plot is also a departure from the now tired "fugitive from the yakuza" stories, as tax money goes missing and Ichi is blamed for it. The stakes feel less personal, and I failed to get as invested in the other characters, but it did also lead to different kinds of action scenes, so I'd say this is still a good direction for the franchise. 3 years 9 months ago
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   monty

   The cinematographer is Kazuo Miyagawa, the lensmaster for Kurosawa's Rashemon and Yojimbo. 11 years 10 months ago

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