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Events

Zatouichi film screenings at the Cornerhouse, Manchester

19Marchto1April 2004

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

• Friday19March 2004:1:40pm,4:00pm,6:20pm&8:40pm
• Saturday20March 2004:4:00pm,6:20pm&8:40pm
• Sunday21March 2004:1:40pm,4:00pm,6:20pm&8:40pm
• Monday22March 2004:6:20pm&8:40pm
• Tuesday23March 2004:1:40pm,4:00pm,6:20pm&8:40pm
• Wednesday24March 2004:1:40pm,4:00pm,6:20pm&8:40pm
• Thursday25March 2004:1:40pm,6:05pm&8:40pm
• Friday26March 2004:1:40pm&6:20pm
• Saturday27March 2004:4:00pm&8:40pm
• Sunday28March 2004:3:50pm,6:10pm&8:40pm
• Monday29March 2004:6:20pm&8:40pm
• Tuesday30March 2004:1:40pm,4:00pm,6:20pm&8:40pm
• Wednesday31March 2004:1:40pm,4:00pm,6:20pm&8:40pm
• Thursday1April 2004:1:40pm,4:00pm,6:20pm&8:40pm

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.

Ticket prices:

• Matinees (before 5:00pm):
  • Full: GBP 3.90
  • Concessions: GBP 2.80
• Evenings (from 5:00pm):
  • Full: GBP 5.00
  • Concessions: GBP 3.70

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