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Zatouichi film screenings at the Cornerhouse, Manchester

19Marchto1April 2004

Dir.TakeshiKitano,2003; Cert. 18;1hr56min;Subtitled>?

TakeshiKitanotakesonalegendofJapanesesamuraifilmsandupdatesitinhisown,inimitablestyle. ThestoryofZatouichi,theblindmasseurwithadeadlyswordhiddeninhiscane,ranfrom1962to1989,with26instalments,allstarringShintaruKatsu. 'Beat'Takeshileadsinthisnewepisode,faceddownbyequallypopularactorAsano. Setinthe19thcentury,thestoryissimplebutcross-cutwithsub-plots. Thedirectordescribesitas'aboutaguywhocomesintotownandcutsdowneverybodyinsightandthenleaves.' Theproceedingsareaccelerated,withablood-bank-fullofcarefullychoreographedswordplay,offbeatcomedy,andstunningset-piecessettoasyncopatedsoundtrack. WithawrynodtoKurosawa(whosedaughterdesignedcostumes),Kitanodeliversarealcrowd-pleaserthatnettedhimAudienceAwardsatTorontoandVenice,wherehealsowonBestDirector.

For more information about this film, see the Internet Movie Database.

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All details taken from the Cornerhouse website and may be subject to change. See the Cornerhouse website for full details.

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