Think of Shuangqi Town

Garret 2022-03-21 09:02:19

At the beginning of the film, Zatoichi walks through the fields where four farmers work with their hoes and at the end, the Maki family builds a wooden house. The soundtrack and editing are breathtaking.
The sword fighting scenes use static braking, fast and slow, and one move to conquer the enemy, which is clean and neat. Compared with Chinese martial arts films, fighting is always procrastinating. By the way, except He Ping's "Double Flag Town Swordsman".
It suddenly occurred to me that "Shuangqi Town Swordsman" and "Zatoichi" really have the same purpose. This beauty may be the overlap and origin between the Chinese chivalrous tradition and the Japanese Bushido.

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Extended Reading
  • Evie 2021-12-24 08:01:19

    This cold joke is everywhere. Takeshi Kitano can't stop playing with it. What's the matter with that hoeing peasant band! In the end, I still had more intentions, let the whole crew wear a kimono to tap dance... [笑cry]

  • Damian 2022-04-21 09:02:40

    Takeshi Kitano's reshaping of Zatoichi's image is refreshing, and the madrigal dance steps and ending taps scattered throughout the film are also wonderful, but is there an organic connection between the two? In addition, the line at the end of the film, "Actually, when I open my eyes, I can't see anything." Like "Fly Man is the smartest animal" in Rhapsody of Gay Sex, which essentially reflects the embarrassment of the director's desire to be high and fruitless. 【7↑】

The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi quotes

  • Shinkichi: I'll have a bath.

    Geisha Seitaro 'Osei' Naruto: Me, too.

    Shinkichi: No! Men first!

    Geisha Seitaro 'Osei' Naruto: I am a man!

  • Shinkichi: I have to say, it's incredible. You really look like a woman! Does make-up make men beautiful?

    Geisha Seitaro 'Osei' Naruto: It doesn't work on everyone. It depends on the face!