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The wicked priest (V.O. Gokuaku Bozu) Japan, 1968 Director: Kiyoshi Saeki Genre: Action, Comedy, Gendai-geki Plot Buddhist monk Shinkai (Tomisaburo Wakayama) is an unusual religious man: drinker, womanizer, inveterate gambler… And also a seasoned martial artist. In the early years of the Meiji era (around 1870), when the public carrying …
Kozure Ōkami: Sanzu no kawa no ubaguruma / “Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx” Japan, 1972 Director: Kenji Misumi Script: Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima Starring: Tomisaburo Wakayama (Itto Ogami), Akihiro Tomikawa (Daigoro), Kayo Matsuo (Sayaka Yagyu), Akiji Kobayashi (Ozuno) Story In the scene that serves as …
The Tale of Zatoichi continues (Zoku Zatôichi monogatari) Japan, 1962 Director: Kazuo Mori Scriptwriter: Minoru Inuzuka (based on Kan Shimozawa’s story) Main actors: Shintaro Katsu (Zatoichi), Yaeko Mizutani (Setsu), Masayo Banri (Tane), Tomisaburo Wakayama (Yoshiro) Soundtrack: Ichiro Saito Story Zatoichi (Shintaro Katsu), the famous and prodigious masseur and blind swordsman, …
Kozure Ōkami: Kowokashi udekashi tsukamatsuru / “Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance” Japan, 1972 Director: Kenji Misumi Main actors Story The Tokugawa Shogunate controls Japan tightly, but the intrigues between the various clans that share the power shake stability from time to time. To keep the situation under control, …
