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Abstract/Sommario: Nel Giappone del dopoguerra, i piccoli negozi di quartiere subiscono la spietata concorrenza dei supermercati. Il giovane Koji Morita, sfaccendato rampollo di una famiglia di bottegai, s'innamora della cognata Rieko (vedova del fratello), che gestisce il negozio con l'aiuto di un garzone. La donna, di dodici anni più vecchia di Koji, rifiuta l'amore del giovane e, quando la famiglia Morita decide di sostituire il negozietto con un supermercato, preferisce tornare alla sua città natale. ...; [Leggi tutto...] Nel Giappone del dopoguerra, i piccoli negozi di quartiere subiscono la spietata concorrenza dei supermercati. Il giovane Koji Morita, sfaccendato rampollo di una famiglia di bottegai, s'innamora della cognata Rieko (vedova del fratello), che gestisce il negozio con l'aiuto di un garzone. La donna, di dodici anni più vecchia di Koji, rifiuta l'amore del giovane e, quando la famiglia Morita decide di sostituire il negozietto con un supermercato, preferisce tornare alla sua città natale...

Abstract/Sommario: (The tale of Zatoichi) The epic saga of Zatoichi begins. As tensions mount between rival yakuza clans, one boss hires a formidable but ailing ronin as his clan’s muscle—while the other employs a humble, moral blind masseur named Ichi. With its lightning-fast swordplay, sleight-of-hand dice games, and codes of honor upheld and betrayed, this first chapter sets the stage for all the Zatoichi adventures to come. And Shintaro Katsu brings author Kan Shimozawa’s blind swordsman to vivid lif ...; [Leggi tutto...] (The tale of Zatoichi) The epic saga of Zatoichi begins. As tensions mount between rival yakuza clans, one boss hires a formidable but ailing ronin as his clan’s muscle—while the other employs a humble, moral blind masseur named Ichi. With its lightning-fast swordplay, sleight-of-hand dice games, and codes of honor upheld and betrayed, this first chapter sets the stage for all the Zatoichi adventures to come. And Shintaro Katsu brings author Kan Shimozawa’s blind swordsman to vivid life, making the character excitingly, indelibly his own.
(The tale of Zatoichi continues) The Tale of Zatoichi proved so popular that a follow-up went into production the same year. Here, Zatoichi is hired to give a massage to a powerful political official who, he discovers, is mentally ill—a secret that the nobleman’s retinue is determined to keep at any cost. This second Zatoichi film picks up the pace, featuring bigger action sequences, tighter plotting, and a mysterious one-armed swordsman played by star Shintaro Katsu’s brother Tomisaburo Wakayama (Lone Wolf and Cub).
(New tale of Zatoichi) Zatoichi is back—and in color! Hoping to leave violence behind, the blind masseur wanders to a village, where he meets an old friend fallen on hard times. With a corrupt clan leader squeezing citizens dry and the brother of a past nemesis out for payback, Zatoichi finds that he cannot abandon his true calling.

Abstract/Sommario: In the first part of the epic Samurai Trilogy, Toshiro Mifune thunders onto the screen as the iconic title character.

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: L'ascesa al potere in Giappone di Naritsugu, il giovane e spietato signore feudale, sembra inarrestabile. Fratello dello shogun, Naritsugu gode dell'immunità ed è protetto da un potente esercito. Al fine di bloccare questa scia di violenza, il Gran Ciambellano Doi recluta Shinzaemon Shimada, che insieme a un gruppo di abili samurai progetterà la trappola per assassinare il terribile nemico.

Abstract/Sommario: Naritsugu, giovane e crudele signore feudale, minaccia la stabilità del suo paese, esercitando un potere sanguinario. Fratello dello shogun, Naritsugu non è obbligato a sottoporsi al giudizio della legge. Per fermarlo, l'onorevole Doi recluta in gran segreto Shinzaemon Shimada, nobile samurai, pianificando l'assassinio di Naritsugu e ponendo fine al massacro. Shinzaemon Shimada organizza un'imboscata, insieme ad un valoroso gruppo di impavidi samurai i quali, per contrastare il crudele ...; [Leggi tutto...] Naritsugu, giovane e crudele signore feudale, minaccia la stabilità del suo paese, esercitando un potere sanguinario. Fratello dello shogun, Naritsugu non è obbligato a sottoporsi al giudizio della legge. Per fermarlo, l'onorevole Doi recluta in gran segreto Shinzaemon Shimada, nobile samurai, pianificando l'assassinio di Naritsugu e ponendo fine al massacro. Shinzaemon Shimada organizza un'imboscata, insieme ad un valoroso gruppo di impavidi samurai i quali, per contrastare il crudele dittatore, si troveranno a fronteggiare il sanguinario esercito di Naritsugu, guidato dallo spietato Hanbel, consapevoli che questa potrebbe essere, per tutti, l'ultima battaglia.

Abstract/Sommario: Lungometraggio basato sul bestseller "Il delfino" dell'australiano Sergio Bambarén, esperto surfista. Racconta la storia del delfino sognatore Daniel che, invece di dedicarsi alla pesca quotidiana come fa tutto il resto del branco, preferisce giocare con le onde della barriera corallina. E così, stanco di vivere sempre nelle stesse acque, si spinge oltre i confini della laguna, da sempre considerati invalicabili. Alla ricerca dell'onda perfetta da cavalcare e del suo destino.

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.

Abstract/Sommario: (Zatoichi the Outlaw) Zatoichi arrives in a town where a gambling house is kidnapping its poor, debt-ridden patrons. A rival establishment moves to pay those debts and free the peasants, but this second house’s seemingly altruistic boss is actually laying the groundwork for a ruthless money-grabbing scheme. The sixteenth Zatoichi film is the first effort from its star’s own Katsu Productions, and it is one of the series’ most daring, with its complex characters, subversive social theme ...; [Leggi tutto...] (Zatoichi the Outlaw) Zatoichi arrives in a town where a gambling house is kidnapping its poor, debt-ridden patrons. A rival establishment moves to pay those debts and free the peasants, but this second house’s seemingly altruistic boss is actually laying the groundwork for a ruthless money-grabbing scheme. The sixteenth Zatoichi film is the first effort from its star’s own Katsu Productions, and it is one of the series’ most daring, with its complex characters, subversive social themes, and moral outrage.
(Zatoichi Challenged) 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.
(Zatoichi and the Fugitives) 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.

Abstract/Sommario: Le chantier naval Y, à Kure, ancien port militaire, face à la mer intérieure de Seto. Shimazaki y travaille pour une entreprise sous-traitante. On lui propose un jour de prendre la direction d'une pension, aménagée dans une ancienne caserne sous concession de l'armée américaine. Les conditions financières sont attractives, aucun loyer n'est exigé. Mais les pensionnaires, embauchés à Osaka par un recruteur, Moriyama, sont 18 voyous notoires...

Abstract/Sommario: (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.
(Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo) After a two-year absence from screens, the blind swordsman returns in one of his best adventures. Zatoichi ...; [Leggi tutto...] (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.
(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.
(Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival) Cowritten by star Shintaro Katsu, this adventure pits Zatoichi against one of his most diabolical foes: a blind yakuza boss whose reign of terror and exploitation has made him nearly mythic. Guest starring the legendary Tatsuya Nakadai as a ronin haunted by a traumatic past, and featuring an unforgettable nude swordfight in a bathhouse, this twenty-first entry in the series is a fan favorite.

Abstract/Sommario: Un sottomarino giapponese, comandato da un ammiraglio pasticcione, ha il compito di silurare Hollywood, scelta come simbolo della civiltà americana. È passata soltanto una settimana dall'attacco di Pearl Harbor e gli abitanti della California sono prossimi all'isteria: perciò si abbandonano a ogni genere di follia mentre il sottomarino giapponese, sbagliato il bersaglio, riparte.

Abstract/Sommario: (Zatoichi Meets the One-armed Swordsman) It’s East meets East when one of Japan’s action idols crosses paths with an iconic kung-fu hero from Hong Kong. While traveling the countryside, Zatoichi comes across Wang Kang (Jimmy Wang Yu), a Chinese swordsman protecting a brutally orphaned young child. Despite the language barrier, the men forge a friendship, until nefarious enemies plant seeds of distrust to pit the two master martial artists against each other.
(Zatoichi at Large) Zatoic ...; [Leggi tutto...] (Zatoichi Meets the One-armed Swordsman) It’s East meets East when one of Japan’s action idols crosses paths with an iconic kung-fu hero from Hong Kong. While traveling the countryside, Zatoichi comes across Wang Kang (Jimmy Wang Yu), a Chinese swordsman protecting a brutally orphaned young child. Despite the language barrier, the men forge a friendship, until nefarious enemies plant seeds of distrust to pit the two master martial artists against each other.
(Zatoichi at Large) Zatoichi comes across a pregnant woman dying from sword wounds and helps deliver her baby. Her final request to him: take the boy to see his father. From here, the film evolves into one of the wilder rides in the Zatochi series, including such quirky touches as a mysterious child who follows Ichi and pelts him with rocks, monkey performances, and an unexpectedly hilarious take on the ronin challenger.
(Zatoichi in Desperation) Star Shintaro Katsu sits in the director’s chair for this psychedelic and unremittingly bleak entry in the Zatoichi series, which is unlike any other in its grind-house grimness. A tale of innocence corrupted by sadistic, sleazy criminality, the film is propelled by Easy Rider–esque editing and a trippy seventies funk score by Kunihiko Murai.

Abstract/Sommario: (Zatoichi's Conspiracy) Everything comes full circle when Zatoichi returns to his hometown. Unfortunately, he finds that a childhood friend has become a feared crime lord, keeping the locals in debt and bilking them of their rice. Capping off Zatoichi’s feature film era before he made the transition to television in 1974, this chapter is suffused with melancholy, closing the series on a note of seriousness and emotional heft that it has well earned.