Zatoichi: The Festival of Fire
1970
96 Min
Synopsis
Japanese cult hero Zatoichi, who’s headlined dozens of films, is a fighter who wields a mighty sword although he’s blind. In The Festival of Fire, this wandering warrior blows into a town in which women aren’t treated without respect.
Director
Kenji Misumi
He debuted as a movie director with “Tange Sazen: Kokezaru no Tsubo (Tange Sazen: The Kokezaru Pot).” He was one of “the Daiei trio” together with Tokuzo Tanaka and Kazuo Ikehiro, who supported the Daiei shooting studio in its prime. He established his position as a great period film director by the “Zatoichi” series starring Shintaro Katsu, and “Ken (The Sword)” and “Nemuri Kyoshiro” series starring Raizo Ichikawa. The spectacular scenes in the film version of “Kozure Okami (Baby Cart)” starring Tomisaburo Wakayama made a big impact on Sam Raimi and others in film industry. He received the 11th Galaxy award for his TV drama “Tenno no Seiki (The century of the emperor).” On September 24, 1975, he died from liver cancer. —horror-house.jp
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trolley freak
10Jul11
This entry in the Zatoichi series is particularly notable because it features the final film performance of one of my favourite Japanese actors, the brilliant Masayuki Mori. The star of Kurosawa's Rashomon, The Idiot and The Bad Sleep Well (not to mention Mizoguchi's The Lady From Musashino and Ugetsu) bows out with a meaty role as the blind villain of the piece. Tatsuya Nakadai also features in a supporting role....
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