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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The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi quotes

  • 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!

  • Zatôichi: [Last lines: Zatoichi trips on a rock while walking down a road] Even with my eyes wide open, I can't see anything.