Zatoichi's Vengeance

Zatoichi's Vengeance
Zatoichi's Vengeance
Japanese	座頭市の歌が聞える
Hepburn	Zatōichi no uta ga kikoeru
Directed by	Tokuzō Tanaka
Written by
Based on	Zatoichi; by Kan Shimozawa
Produced by
Starring	Shintaro Katsu; Jun Hamamura; Mayumi Ogawa; Kei Satō
Cinematography	Kazuo Miyagawa
Edited by
Music by	Akira Ifukube
Production; company	Daiei Studios
Release date	3 May 1966 (Japan);
Running time	83 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Zatoichi's Vengeance (座頭市の歌が聞える, Zatōichi no uta ga kikoeru) is a 1966 Japanese chambara film directed by Tokuzō Tanaka and starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur Zatoichi. It was originally released by the Daiei Motion Picture Company (later acquired by Kadokawa Pictures).

Zatoichi's Vengeance is the thirteenth episode in the 26-part film series devoted to the character of Zatoichi.

Plot[]

Traveling on the road, Zatoichi (Katsu) encounters a dying man who gives him a bag full of money and the name "Taichi". Traveling on, he makes the acquaintance of a blind biwa-playing priest. The two travel to a town that is having their annual thunder drum festival. The town is under the domination of a Yakuza boss who extorts from the people.

Cast[]

Shintaro Katsu as Zatoichi
Shigeru Amachi as Kurobe
Jun Hamamura as blind priest
as Tamekichi
as Joshuya
Mayumi Ogawa as Ocho/Oshino
Kei Satō as Boss Gonzo^[1]

Reception[]

In a contemporary review, "Chie." of Variety praised the film, noting "superlative camerawork" of Kazuo Miyagawa and compared the Zatoichi series to the James Bond film series, noting its "coolness and sense of fun".^[2] "Chie." noted a highlight to be the film's finale with its battle on the bridge as being "splendidly photographed".^[2]

From a retrospective review, J. Doyle Wallis, in a review for DVD Talk, wrote that "Zatoichi's Vengeance displays one of the most interesting aspects of Zatoichi as a character."^[3]

References[]

^ "Zatoichi's Vengeance". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Variety's Film Reviews 1964-1967. 11. R. R. Bowker. 1983. There are no page numbers in this book. This entry is found under the header "May 18, 1966". ISBN 0-8352-2790-1.
^ Wallis, J. Doyle (26 May 2004). "Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman, Vol. 13 - Zatoichi's Vengeance". DVD Talk. Retrieved 29 April 2014.

External links[]

Zatoichi's Vengeance at IMDb
Zatoichi's Vengeance at AllMovie
Zatoichi's Vengeance at Rotten Tomatoes
Review: Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)" by Thomas Raven for (August 2011)
Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966) review by D. Trull for Lard Biscuit Enterprises
Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966) review by Alec Kubas-Meyer for Unseen Films (15 February 2014)
REVIEW: Zatoichi 13 – Zatoichi’s Vengeance (1966) by Mark Pollard for Kung Fu Cinema

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[1] "Zatoichi's Vengeance". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 29 April 2014.

[variety-book-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Variety's Film Reviews 1964-1967. 11. R. R. Bowker. 1983. There are no page numbers in this book. This entry is found under the header "May 18, 1966". ISBN 0-8352-2790-1.

[dvdtalk-3] Wallis, J. Doyle (26 May 2004). "Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman, Vol. 13 - Zatoichi's Vengeance". DVD Talk. Retrieved 29 April 2014.

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