#Shintaro Katsu

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Zatoichi (Shintaro Katsu) duels the samurai Akazuka (Jushiro Konoe) in the climax of Zatoichi Challenged (1967), the seventeenth film of the 26-film series.

This duel was one of the longest of the longest one-on-one fights in the series. Zatoichi and Akazuka were good friends and had great respect for each other, but - as usual in the Zatoichi films - circumstances forced them to opposing sides.

What also makes this duel so outstanding is that both actors were excellent swordsmen themselves.

The Rutger Hauer film, Blind Fury (1989), is loosely based on Zatoichi Challenged, albeit set in modern times.

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Poster for Bad Reputation: Showdown Of The Best (Akumyo Ichiban Shobu, 悪名一番勝負), 1969, directed by Masahiro Makino (マキノ雅弘) and starring Shintaro Katsu (勝新太郎) and Kyoko Enami (江波杏子).

Scanned from a loose clipping.

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Zatoichi Challenged [座頭市血煙り街道] (1967) Kenji Misumi

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My gifs from the film Zatoichi meets Yojimbo (likely filmed in 1965 but released in 1970) where Toshiro Mifune does his 'thing' plus here he's a covert spy trying to unveil a plot to find/steal gold from a guy who's amassed it illegally through his son. There's a lot of plot in this, which I won’t delve into.

In spite of the title, Mifune's character isn't the same as in Yojimbo (which isn't a name anyway, it means 'bodyguard'). However, a couple of things remained etched in my brain, him constantly mocking his 'boss' and oldest son of the man who hid the gold with 'shenshei' instead of sensei, him being a prankster, and him being in love and not dying by the end of this movie.

Oh... his laugh is also contagious 🤣🤣

[twilightronin]

Hitokiri - Hideo Gosha 1969

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Zatoichi : The Blind Swordsman (S3E11) : Traveling with a Child

Eating warm food for dinner while it's drizzling outside.🍜

[boydswan]

ZATOICHI MEETS YOJIMBO · 座頭市と用心棒 (1970, 岡本喜八)

[fuckyeahmeikokaji]

Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子) and Shintaro Katsu (勝新太郎) in The Homeless (無宿), 1974, directed by Koichi Saito (斉藤耕一).

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Shintaro Katsu (November 29, 1931 – June 21, 1997)

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Now watching:

[chernobog13]

Zatoichi showing a bunch of yakuza the error of their ways in The New Tale of Zatoichi (1963).

This is the third film in the 26-film series, and the first filmed in color.

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(via JHALAL DRUT)

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Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964) Kenji Misumi

[cinemajunkie70]

The happiest of birthdays in the afterlife to Shintaro Katsu!

[twilightronin]

Hitokiri - Hideo Gosha 1969