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Abstract/Sommario: Il forte di una divisione di legionari è assediato da due tribù arabe. Un sergente rapisce la figlia di uno dei due capi tribù e, poiché la ragazza era promessa sposa del capo dell'altra, riesce a provocare dissidi tra i due gruppi. Quando finalmente arrivano i rinforzi, la bella ragazza araba ha già sposato il sergente legionario.

Abstract/Sommario: (Zatoichi's Revenge) Nearing the village of his sensei, Zatoichi decides to pay the teacher a visit, only to learn that he has been murdered and his daughter forced into prostitution. Ichi’s investigation into these injustices uncovers a corrupt alliance between government officials and criminals, putting the blind swordsman on a bloody path of retribution in one of the series’ darkest entries.
(Zatoichi and the Doomed Man) An elderly prisoner accused of murder begs Zatoichi to find e ...; [Leggi tutto...] (Zatoichi's Revenge) Nearing the village of his sensei, Zatoichi decides to pay the teacher a visit, only to learn that he has been murdered and his daughter forced into prostitution. Ichi’s investigation into these injustices uncovers a corrupt alliance between government officials and criminals, putting the blind swordsman on a bloody path of retribution in one of the series’ darkest entries.
(Zatoichi and the Doomed Man) An elderly prisoner accused of murder begs Zatoichi to find evidence of his innocence. The blind swordsman, for the first time, chooses not to help, but fate has other plans for him. Director Issei Mori, who played a significant role in getting Shintaro Katsu cast as Zatoichi in the first place, shows his filmmaking flair, delivering bloody battles and raucous humor while mischievously upending narrative expectations.
(Zatoichi and the Chess Expert) Kenji Misumi, who directed the first installment of the Zatoichi series, returns with this tale in which the blind swordsman once again finds himself the protector of a child: a little girl pursued by both devious family members and bloodthirsty ruffians. Further complicating his journey is a new acquaintance—a tremendously skilled chess player (the charismatic Mikio Narita) who has mysterious motivations and a dark past.

Abstract/Sommario: Nell'epoca in cui i mammuth scuotevano la terra e gli spiriti mistici guidavano il destino dell'uomo, il primo eroe deve affrontare un viaggio pericoloso per liberare la donna che ama e per compiere il suo destino. Battendosi contro una tigre dai denti a sciabola e contro altri predatori preistorici, attraverserà terre sconosciute, formerà un esercito e scoprirà una grande civiltà perduta.

Abstract/Sommario: Nell'epoca in cui i mammuth scuotevano la terra e gli spiriti mistici guidavano il destino dell'uomo, il primo eroe deve affrontare un viaggio pericoloso per liberare la donna che ama e per compiere il suo destino. Battendosi contro una tigre dai denti a sciabola e contro altri predatori preistorici, attraverserà terre sconosciute, formerà un esercito e scoprirà una grande civiltà perduta. Lì condurrà la lotta per la liberazione della sua donna e diventerà il campione di un'epoca dalla ...; [Leggi tutto...] Nell'epoca in cui i mammuth scuotevano la terra e gli spiriti mistici guidavano il destino dell'uomo, il primo eroe deve affrontare un viaggio pericoloso per liberare la donna che ama e per compiere il suo destino. Battendosi contro una tigre dai denti a sciabola e contro altri predatori preistorici, attraverserà terre sconosciute, formerà un esercito e scoprirà una grande civiltà perduta. Lì condurrà la lotta per la liberazione della sua donna e diventerà il campione di un'epoca dalla quale la leggenda ha avuto inizio.

Abstract/Sommario: Baghdad, anno mille. Il colto e raffinato Ahmen Ibn Fahdlan ha il privilegio di vivere da protagonista lo splendore dell'epoca. Ma l'ignoto è in agguato: inviato come ambasciatore in compagnia del suo consigliere Melchidesek in una terra lontana, viene coinvolto da dodici guerrieri vichinghi nella lotta contro le creature misteriose che affligono il loro paese. Inizia così la grande avventura del giovane Ibn...

Abstract/Sommario: (Zatoichi's Vengeance) Zatoichi encounters a dying man, who asks the itinerant masseur to deliver a bag of money to his young son; he agrees to fulfill the request, finding the boy in a village terrorized by criminals. This is the first entry to scrutinize the swordsman’s methods, as a blind monk confronts Zatoichi about his violent approach to problem solving and Zatoichi finds the child turning to the same bloodstained path.
(Zatoichi's Pilgrimage) Troubled by his violent past, Zato ...; [Leggi tutto...] (Zatoichi's Vengeance) Zatoichi encounters a dying man, who asks the itinerant masseur to deliver a bag of money to his young son; he agrees to fulfill the request, finding the boy in a village terrorized by criminals. This is the first entry to scrutinize the swordsman’s methods, as a blind monk confronts Zatoichi about his violent approach to problem solving and Zatoichi finds the child turning to the same bloodstained path.
(Zatoichi's Pilgrimage) Troubled by his violent past, Zatoichi begins a journey to a series of shrines for a dose of cleansing spirituality. But as always, trouble isn’t far behind, and the blind swordsman soon finds himself defending a widow from the self-interest of ruthless thugs and despicable townsfolk. Written by Kaneto Shindo (Onibaba), this fourteenth Zatoichi is a scathing attack on the upper classes and those who wield power, both in the criminal underworld and everyday society.
(Zatoichi's Cane Sword) Wearying of his wandering lifestyle, Zatoichi yearns to settle down; unfortunately, when he does so it’s in a town overrun by yakuza. He has an eye-opening encounter with the town’s blacksmith, who reveals himself to be the apprentice of the man who forged Zatoichi’s legendary cane sword, and informs Zatoichi that it’s a hairline crack away from snapping. The news prompts Zatoichi to hang up his sword, yet leaving the fighting life and his code of honor behind proves not to be so simple.