New season soon, so time for a Frieren rewatch. And one of my favorite things remains, as spouse phrased it, "The Zatoichi of it all." Gosh, that elven mage couldn't possibly be Frieren from the hero's party, right??
THERE ARE CANONICALLY EXTREMELY FEW ELVES!!
Oh shit, it's Zatoichi!
THERE ARE CANONICALLY EXTREMELY FEW ELVES!!
Oh shit, it's Zatoichi!
January 12, 2026 at 10:41 PM
New season soon, so time for a Frieren rewatch. And one of my favorite things remains, as spouse phrased it, "The Zatoichi of it all." Gosh, that elven mage couldn't possibly be Frieren from the hero's party, right??
THERE ARE CANONICALLY EXTREMELY FEW ELVES!!
Oh shit, it's Zatoichi!
THERE ARE CANONICALLY EXTREMELY FEW ELVES!!
Oh shit, it's Zatoichi!
Excellent I do need to get more of Zatoichi films.
January 12, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Excellent I do need to get more of Zatoichi films.
Blind samurai could slice a slice of bread, the long way, in the air.
January 11, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Blind samurai could slice a slice of bread, the long way, in the air.
Every new year, I like to rank my favourites first watches, movies that were new to me, but didn’t come out last year.
First, honorable mentions:
28 Days Later (2002)
Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
First, honorable mentions:
28 Days Later (2002)
Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
January 10, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Every new year, I like to rank my favourites first watches, movies that were new to me, but didn’t come out last year.
First, honorable mentions:
28 Days Later (2002)
Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
First, honorable mentions:
28 Days Later (2002)
Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
Y’ll should take a break, watch three weeks of the next three spines then another zatoichi disc
January 10, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Y’ll should take a break, watch three weeks of the next three spines then another zatoichi disc
The STRiPES: "Finale Dance Sequence" (Zatoichi 2003) [HD] youtu.be/EPcBaOcQOE0?... @YouTubeより
The STRiPES: "Finale Dance Sequence" (Zatoichi 2003) [HD]
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January 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
The STRiPES: "Finale Dance Sequence" (Zatoichi 2003) [HD] youtu.be/EPcBaOcQOE0?... @YouTubeより
We kick off the epic Zatoichi The Blind Swordsman boxset this week, a 25-film collection that we will be covering 3 films at a time so that we don't spend six months talking about them.
Spine 679: Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman Disc 1 | Lost in Criterion
Oh boy.
Sometimes the Criterion Collection hears a whiff that there's two guys doing a Spine Number podcast and says to themselves, "What can we do to mess this up?" Normally, within the Collection, a...
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January 9, 2026 at 10:03 PM
We kick off the epic Zatoichi The Blind Swordsman boxset this week, a 25-film collection that we will be covering 3 films at a time so that we don't spend six months talking about them.
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964) On their way to pay an overdue tax debt, farmers are robbed of their fortune. Zatoichi was spotted close by and is blamed. To clear his name and right the wrong, he vows to retrieve the money. Shintarô Katsu plays the blind swordsman for the 6th time
January 9, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964) On their way to pay an overdue tax debt, farmers are robbed of their fortune. Zatoichi was spotted close by and is blamed. To clear his name and right the wrong, he vows to retrieve the money. Shintarô Katsu plays the blind swordsman for the 6th time
I remember liking Kikujiro, and his version of Zatoichi was pretty good.
January 9, 2026 at 6:35 PM
I remember liking Kikujiro, and his version of Zatoichi was pretty good.
It seems the long lost Chinese ending of ZATOICHI MEETS THE ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN (1971) was screened last year with I assume Wang Kang winning. I wish I could have seen it, but I’d prefer a 3rd ending where Zatoichi and Wang Kang walked away as friends.
January 9, 2026 at 5:12 AM
It seems the long lost Chinese ending of ZATOICHI MEETS THE ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN (1971) was screened last year with I assume Wang Kang winning. I wish I could have seen it, but I’d prefer a 3rd ending where Zatoichi and Wang Kang walked away as friends.
Watching film 22 in the #zatoichi series, ZATOICHI MEETS THE ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN (1971), starring Shintarô Katsu and Jimmy Wang!
“Two of Japan and China's greatest heroic swordsman find themselves caught in a plot to protect a young child…”-IMDB
“Two of Japan and China's greatest heroic swordsman find themselves caught in a plot to protect a young child…”-IMDB
January 9, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Watching film 22 in the #zatoichi series, ZATOICHI MEETS THE ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN (1971), starring Shintarô Katsu and Jimmy Wang!
“Two of Japan and China's greatest heroic swordsman find themselves caught in a plot to protect a young child…”-IMDB
“Two of Japan and China's greatest heroic swordsman find themselves caught in a plot to protect a young child…”-IMDB
Less than halfway through the Zatoichi boxset and I already regret not building a string-covered wall to keep track of recurring characters and relationships.
January 8, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Less than halfway through the Zatoichi boxset and I already regret not building a string-covered wall to keep track of recurring characters and relationships.
As far as I'm concerned, there's only one way to say,
"FIGHT, ZATOICHI. FIGHT.
"FIGHT, ZATOICHI. FIGHT.
January 8, 2026 at 8:26 PM
As far as I'm concerned, there's only one way to say,
"FIGHT, ZATOICHI. FIGHT.
"FIGHT, ZATOICHI. FIGHT.
You'd dig both the Zatoichi and Lone Wolf and Cub series.
January 7, 2026 at 6:39 AM
You'd dig both the Zatoichi and Lone Wolf and Cub series.
There’s like a million Zatoichi movies give or take
January 7, 2026 at 5:27 AM
There’s like a million Zatoichi movies give or take
today years old when I found out the Rutger Hauer movie Blind Fury was a remake of the 17th Zatoichi film
January 7, 2026 at 2:16 AM
today years old when I found out the Rutger Hauer movie Blind Fury was a remake of the 17th Zatoichi film
On revient sur l'excellent premier coffret consacré à Zatoïchi de chez @robotofilms.bsky.social
Bonne lecture à vous !
Bonne lecture à vous !
[Sortie] Zatoichi - Les années Daiei - Volume 1 - Dark Side Reviews
Presentation détaillé et critiques des 5 films du coffret Zatoichi sorti chez Roboto Films
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January 6, 2026 at 12:33 PM
On revient sur l'excellent premier coffret consacré à Zatoïchi de chez @robotofilms.bsky.social
Bonne lecture à vous !
Bonne lecture à vous !
i watched The Tale of Zatoichi last night and i've been thinking about this scene a lot. silence and long, unbroken shots...i think some time alone with nothing but the grass and the water would do my mind a lot of good
January 5, 2026 at 9:18 PM
i watched The Tale of Zatoichi last night and i've been thinking about this scene a lot. silence and long, unbroken shots...i think some time alone with nothing but the grass and the water would do my mind a lot of good
I attended a school for the blind, so I have a different perspective on this story.
However, this may be what Japanese people think of when they hear "Zatou."
At least, I have never heard of "Umizato."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zatoichi
However, this may be what Japanese people think of when they hear "Zatou."
At least, I have never heard of "Umizato."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zatoichi
Zatoichi - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 5, 2026 at 8:08 AM
I attended a school for the blind, so I have a different perspective on this story.
However, this may be what Japanese people think of when they hear "Zatou."
At least, I have never heard of "Umizato."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zatoichi
However, this may be what Japanese people think of when they hear "Zatou."
At least, I have never heard of "Umizato."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zatoichi
I did well on the Zatoichi set. Got it for 100, sold the DVDs for 60 bucks and kept the blurays and the box.
January 4, 2026 at 9:30 PM
I did well on the Zatoichi set. Got it for 100, sold the DVDs for 60 bucks and kept the blurays and the box.