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Zatoichi: The BLOND Swordsman

posted 19 years ago by dead_jc20
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why is zatoichi's hair blond in this movie unlike in the old tv series?does anyone know the answer?im jus curious.

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[–] gkaraff 19 years ago

Yes - well said. The same is true of the red cane sword and the "disconnect" with the villagers and "good guys" in Beat's version. I feel he has done an admirable job presenting a "new" Zatoichi while respecting Shintaro Katsu.

[–] Ichi-San 18 years ago

If you watch the special features with subs., he explains a lot about the new zatoichi. I love this movie. We see a lot of blood, the action scenes were very well staged, unlike the old zatoichi, which I also love btw, but the new Zatoichi is my fav!

[–] kevkraft_1 17 years ago

Nevertheless, as I'm watching the old series, I'm infatuated with them. I liked the new Zatoichi, too, though.

"He said he was greater than God. No one is."

[–] dawggie_2000 17 years ago

Takeshi wanted to add elements to create something different than what was done with Shintaro Katsu, but keeping the primary elements intact.

[–] andrewgalloway87 17 years ago

I read somewhere that it was a means of modernizing the character. It's just stylization. It also had something to do with creating a 3-color palette for Ichi: blue clothing, red sword, and yellow hair.

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