Bad but mostly in a good way. Multiple nude scenes helped keep my interest. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Zatoichi Challenged (1967, No. 17) A dying woman begs Zatoichi to reunite her son with the father he has never met, but when the blind masseur searches for the man, he discovers that he has been forced by a local yakuza boss to pay off his gambling debts in an unusual way: by painting illegal erotica. Determined to bring father and son together, Zatoichi pits his skills against the gangsters and a ronin who is not entirely what he seems.
Hadn’t seen this movie in over 20 years. I still vividly remember seeing this movie in the theater. Kelly Preston made a huge impression on a 14 year old me. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Italian sci-fi movie that is so bad it’s good. This one wasn’t actually half bad. Pretty good though there was one flaw that bothered me. ***Spoiler Alert: Why did the parents trust the rich siblings and take them for their word so readily? No suspicion at all. The plot was kind of a rehash of the first film. The kids loved it though. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Zatoichi and the Fugitives FILM INFO Kimiyoshi Yasuda, Director Japan 1968 82 minutes Color 2.35:1 Japanese The wandering swordsman finds himself in a small village that serves as hideout for a band of fugitives who control the town officials and enforce brutal slave labor in the local silk mill. This lean and mean entry is packed with coldhearted villainy and rough justice, but it finds its heart in the great Takashi Shimura (Ikiru), who plays a kindly country doctor caught up in a violent world.
Samaritan Zatoichi Hired by a yakuza boss to eliminate an accused debtor, Zatoichi fulfills his task, only to witness the victim’s sister paying the owed amount minutes later. When the crime lord tries to possess the woman along with the cash, the blind swordsman wrestles with the injustice he has caused, and vows to protect the young lady at all costs. FILM INFO Kenji Misumi Japan 1968 82 minutes Color 2.35:1 Japanese
Despite all the scantily women, this movie was pretty boring. Not one of the better Hammer films. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Watched this earlier with my daughter. It was pretty mediocre but she thought it was okay. She likes to watch old movies and shorts with me so we watched the following after the movie. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
The Great American Mug A short from 1945 about the history of barbershops. I imagine some of the info is just for humor but there is an interesting scene depicting a wall of customers shaving mugs and brushes. A rival barber shows up to collect a customer’s mug who switched to his barbershop. Interesting if true. Lots of hair tonics and other old products shown. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Singin' in the Rain. Fun movie, with a very young Debbie Reynolds. Here, you can see how much Carrie Fisher resembled her.
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo After a two-year absence from screens, the blind swordsman returns in one of his best adventures. Zatoichi treks to a village that has always been a favorite spot of his, only to discover that it’s become a living hell, plagued by feuding father and son yakuza as well as the younger crime boss’s bodyguard—Toshiro Mifune’s scruffy, smart-mouthed, cash-hungry Yojimbo of legend. This is the sole Zatoichi effort from celebrated director Kihachi Okamoto, who supplies satirical vision and stylistic panache worthy of the two iconic characters at the film’s center. FILM INFO Kihachi Okamoto Japan 1970 115 minutes Color 2.35:1 Japanese
17 days later, I finished my second viewing of this wonderful Masterpiece Theatre production. If any of you have ANY interest in Edwardian/Victorian stories (Upstairs/Downstairs, The Pallisers, The Forsyte Saga, etc.), this is a great one.
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