Takeshi Kitano's Film Retrospective: Zatoichi and the Sky of the Bad Boys

Ilene 2022-03-25 09:01:11

I really don’t watch Japanese movies much. I only watched Mr. Kitano Takeshi’s Summer of Kijiro before, the movie whose OST is more famous than the movie. Then I heard about the sky of the bad boy and the quiet sea that summer, so for a long time I thought that Mr. is the one who made this type of movie......

When I saw the retrospective When it was written that the key words of the retrospective were laughter and violence, I was quite surprised, so it aroused my interest. Today's first one is Zatoichi, and I was attracted from the beginning of the film. A blind swordsman's quickness, accuracy and ruthlessness are vividly shown in a few shots. Quickly think of Quentin, but soon forget Quentin. Quentin's violence is suspenseful, and you can't help but want to explore, and Mr. Kitano shows the chivalrous tenderness of the oriental knight. I especially like the cold humor interspersed in the middle. The gambler is the most interesting. From closing his eyes and rolling dice to learning makeup, he jokes about life but his heart is warm and kind. He is very cute watching his brothers and sisters playing the piano and dancing. The dance among the entertaining younger brothers is interspersed with the pictures when he was just learning dance steps when he was a child, forming a strong contrast. From the timid and unknown eyes to the calm and calm, and finally completely accepting his girly makeup, what a strong heart supports him all the way. Although she has the appearance of a woman, she is firm in her heart. From a very young age, she knew to take care of her sister and sacrificed herself for a few coins.
The duel between the blind swordsman and the hired swordsman is also a classic, simply and neatly ending the battle between the masters.
At the end of the tap dance part, I suddenly remembered Zhang Yimou's Three Guns. For a moment, I felt that Director Zhang should have wanted the effect and feeling of this film, but the form was greater than the content, which is a pity.


While playing the song at random, Lin Zhixuan's junction of the phoenix blossoms suddenly came to his ears - [The river of time flows into the sea, and we finally split up. No port is a permanent stop. There is a junction of the phoenix blossoms in my mind. My most cherished friend] I

like movies about campus youth and the simple and beautiful feeling. Although growing up is so cruel, it is because of the cruel growth that we miss the campus so much. The two brothers who said the talk show was insignificant, but this line was a placebo. They failed in a boxing match, were removed from the gang, and were the only two brothers who finally got the laughter of the audience in a car accident at night. Their strength explained the meaning of perseverance. Let the audience get some relief.

In the end, the two protagonists reunited and rode their bicycles back to campus together. One person asked: Are we just finished? Another said: "We're just getting started. It's a relief at the end, because hope in despair is such a beautiful thing.... I

want to see other works in the next week, especially if there is a film critics symposium that one.

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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.