The word Zatoichi also occasionally refers to a samurai sword hidden in a bamboo walking stick.
I need a zatoichi.
You know, I've saved lives. Dozens. Maybe hundreds. I reattached a girl's leg. Her whole leg. She named her hamster after me. I got a hamster. He drops a box of money, he gets a town.
Simon ,'Jaynestown'
Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned
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tommyrot - Aug 18, 2004 6:12:52 pm PDT #2894 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
sumi - Aug 18, 2004 6:50:26 pm PDT #2895 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Tokugawa wasn't the Emperor.
Consuela - Aug 18, 2004 8:12:36 pm PDT #2896 of 10001
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hey, did we know that Darrin Morgan (of Jose Chung and Small Potatoes fame) sold a superhero comedy script?
Cooool.
Volans - Aug 19, 2004 3:30:21 am PDT #2897 of 10001
move out and draw fire
So the literal "hidden one" becomes "first strike" when used like that? Is the assumption that the element of surprise from the hidden weapon gives him first hit?
I had always assumed that Zatoichi had a double meaning - his sword is a zatoichi, but also he is a zatoichi because no one views this old blind guy as a threat.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 19, 2004 3:42:32 am PDT #2898 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Yojimbo (another famous movie title, and word frequently associated Japanese samurai culture) means "guard" or "guardian," and carriers warrior connotations.
Yojimbo rocks!!!! One of my favorite movies of any kind. Plus, Toshiro Mifune kicking ass.
Jim - Aug 19, 2004 3:45:42 am PDT #2899 of 10001
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
If you like Yojimbo (or any of the Mifune/Kurosawa samurai westerns) then you should run, not walk to see Zatoichi. It's Takeshi's homage to that style of film.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 19, 2004 4:24:09 am PDT #2900 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The Boston Globe has gotten snarky with their own advisories w/r/t movie ratings, or lack there of (for example, they warned that Legally Blond 2 contained language, adult situations and excessive pink).
Their comment on Zatiochi? Sudden, graphic violence and random riverdancing. Hee.
And yes, I plan on seeing this in the theater, ASAP.
Nutty - Aug 19, 2004 4:27:42 am PDT #2901 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Tokugawa was a shogun, right? Which, I vaguely think is something like the iron fist inside the emperor's velvet glove.
I saw the American "version" of a zatoichi movie! I mean, it was silly and starred Rutger Hauer, but that counts, right? I'm beginning to realize that everything Takeshi Kitano does is just a leetle too over the top for me to really love, but he's certainly got his own stamp he puts on things.
Polter-Cow - Aug 19, 2004 4:28:08 am PDT #2902 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
(for example, they warned that Legally Blond 2 contained language, adult situations and excessive pink)
It's like a big-screen Smallville !
Jim - Aug 19, 2004 4:29:18 am PDT #2903 of 10001
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
This sounds absurd - and I kow the press reviews mention it - but could you spoilerfont the dancing ? It's just so much more entertaining when you don't know about it going in.