The Blind Swordsman Zatoichi

[AzamraPDX]

Great compilation, thank you!

[drhploveboat]

I'm pretty sure I saw his brother there a few times. Now a Zatoichi meets Lone Wolf movie, man that would be bad ass!!

[maritza1508]

exelent video,can you tell whats song is? ¿(^_^)

[Cipovina]

@maritza1508 Flobots - Rise

[Jagdtoq]

I watch this to Julia's Japanese guy - seems to match with the sounds of the swords on the track



[mrdaniel911]

I can't enjoy Zatoichi with such idiotic music! Why did you have to do this?!!! At least make it instrumental next time.

[RS42434]

Great work. nice video!

[ponponyo7]

アメリカの方がよくもまあこれだけ座頭市の名場面を編集したもん­だ！

迷わず”評価する”をポチッとしました。

[ZatoichiBlindSword]

Good stuff...my favorite movie had the duel shown at 2:42 he really tells the emperor's samurai what he thinks of their class

[ObliviousBurrito]

I love the irony of the music and the video, Zatoichi stands alone, but the lyrics are about a unified group of rebels,ruffians, etc.

[tjirouzaemon]

海外の映画でよく日本刀を振り回しているが、全く日本刀の扱いが­なってなくて物凄く滑稽。

[happyorks1]

whats good nigga? whats real good?!

[sanjurodog]

Me. Just me.

[BlazingStyle]

Reminds me of Blind Fury (1989)

[Cplblue]

@BlazingStyle Because that movie was based off of...I think the 7th Zatoichi TV episode ;D

[prihanantozh]

1:59

Toshiro Mifune desu ka..??

[Cplblue]

@prihanantozh Nope. That was in the movie called Zatoichi and ...the Chest of Gold I think. Zatoichi meets Yojimbo is the movie with Toshiro Mifune

[Cplblue]

I don't care how old these movies are.. I saw that they were on hulu and checked them out. Fuckin awesome movie series.

[uskyjet]

勝新、かっこええぇぇぇ

[Schwertfechter]

2:40 - Akatsuka was one of my favorite Zatoichi enemies.

[wjbrooks19]

This is awesome!

[wjbrooks19]

This is badass!!!



[crazyzee81]

This is a fanfreakintastic choice for music and scenes. It works great. I was in the mood for some good old samurai movies so during my free time now I watched the 6 Lone wolf and cub movies (7th "Shogun assassin" is crap so dont even bother with it) and now Im doing all the zatoichi movies.

[crazyzee81]

In Zatoichi #2, Zatoichi's real life brother played his rival. I was watching and thought the guy looked like a young Lone Wolf and it is him. I think its so cool that my 2 favorite Samurai series star 2 real life brothers.

[thedukelives24]

To be honest, I thought this was going to be another shitty trailer/music mix. I have to say after watching it, you really pulled it off. Nice choice of music. Excellent scene selections. I am a long time Shintaro Katsu fan, Thank you for uploading this! Subscribed!

[junk11111111]

1:17 my fave part in this video... very stirring... Zatoichi, NOT AN AD but a fan, see it on Hulu (It has almost all the movies atm)

[DROPSOF198]

1:20 total kickass amazing!!

[Dalp1974]

I turn the sound of a watch this listening to Hard Sun by Eddie Veddr....it goes superbly!Hehe

[Dalp1974]

Bushido blade

[SbGuts]

Excellent travail!

Nice job!

[kieranmacduff]

@stardingo747 Actually Zatoichi wasn't born blind either... he was blinded at the age of 5 or 6. If you watch "Zatoichi's Vengeance" I believe is the episode where he travels with a blind priest who plays the biwa, a stringed instrument and the priest has insight to the fact that Ichi wasn't always blind, but was in fact sighted at an early age. :) Your ideas for SW mythology definitely have some interesting viewpoints! Keep refining that idea and come up with more specifics!

[DarthGhadar]

@fullcon12 確かに

[stardingo747]

the way I envision the founder of the Jedi order, is someone whose midichlorian count is just as, or almost as high as anakin skywalker's, but, vastly more powerful, because his blindness forces him to use the force, well, all the time, not just for combat or meditation. The character is as powerful as Mace Windu at the tender age of 18, and becomes as powerful as Darth Vader by age 25, all because of his blindness forcing him to constantly use the force.

[stardingo747]

the anime though would have to be "PG-13;" the founder of the Jedi order, the character I envision, is a Sith lord born blind, and the reason he's blind is the whole "homer" thing. Blindness is associated with wisdom; someone to combine the traits of Anakin Skywalker and Yoda, and, it would also help explain the whole "messiah" prophecy in the star wars myth. A Messiah is basically a repeat of an earlier personage, meaning, Anakin could not have logically been the first hight midi jedi.

[stardingo747]

to me, the Star Wars mythology would make more sense, if it turns out that the Jedi in fact originated from the Sith; it would also explain why Sith lords are better warriors, being the inventors of lightsaber arts and all that.

[BTCification]

they need to have this guy on samurai warriors

[onlywannasee]

Dude, my respects to your video

[spookychimp]

love Zatoichi!!! great video..with Flobots too! NICE..

[HowlDono]

The old films are the best thing ever created!!! To hell with the remakes.

[marcelka191]

is exist an anime aboutk it but not so brutal

[gunnare123]

you know your a badass when your the Lone Wolf, Hanzo the Razor and Zatoichi.

[palehorsepalerider]

why does every damn good thing in the world have to be put to hiphop on youtube???

[gunnare123]

@palehorsepalerider uhhh this isn't hip hop. im pretty sure thats been dead for about 14 years now.

[rikiisix]

素晴らしい！

[PushyMonk]

Zatoichi.....Humility, power, compassion, integrity, honor, humor, servitude. True Samari!

[mistydawn111]

Yo Darth fantastic vid! Nice choice of soundtrack served up with some tasty feudal street justice! I've showed your vid to many friends just to get them into the Blind Swordsman. Huge Zatoichi fan for a long time- well done!

[oboromen]

また見に来ました!。

[sanjurodog]

Never get tired of this one.

[sanjurodog]

Have had this one in my Favorites for a while now... but really felt compelled to come back and make this comment. This is such a beautifully well done piece. Love it. Great job!

[lobozombie]

can anyone tell me which ZATOICHI movie the scene beginning at 1:18 is from? cause thats one of the most badass things i've ever seen in film

[qetuo1000]

@lobozombie that's from zatoichi and the chest of gold, you can find that one and many other episodes in hulu.

[loganachilles1982]

The blade dosen't even come close to some of his tagets. lol The 03' movie was decent if kinda slow. Zatoichi would get owned by Lone Wolf. period

[METEKHAN31]

one of Bruce Lees idols!

[korabolex]

Worst tune ever, why why why!!!!

[dogchrist]

zatochi makes kill bill seem like gay porn

[1qreus]

Only from darkness and stillness can one know the truth. T.T Love and tears for the passing of Shintaro Katso. Master lover of all that is good about human beings. R.I.P., sifu.

[88Jako]

the takeshis kitano zatoichi...is nothing compare wiht Shintaro Katsu..

[samuraiboxer29]

best zatoichi vid

[lordliberal]

Why on earth does everybody kill him? He seems peaceful.

[DarthGhadar]

@lordliberal they try and take advantage of him cause he is blind.....and that angers him...so he kills them without mercy...not a perfect man but he never said he was

[Larsanator]

@DarthGhadar Actually everyone tried to kill him due to a price being on his head. Yes he did not like those who tried to take advantage of his blindness, but by no means did that lead to their death for that fact alone. As for mercy, Zatoichi never drew his sword first...

[1qreus]

A perfect man kills all who trty to kill him. Equality is perfection.

[iiwolves]

@DarthGhadar This tribute rocks!!!!!! I've watched it dozens of times already!!!!!

[SmArOv]

@DarthGhadar also is a samurai, so i guess he always try to bring justice

[juangonzalez09]

@DarthGhadar and coz he beats the crap out of every1 in bet games, being blind

[BLaCkKsHeEp]

@DarthGhadar

zatoichi is one baaaaad man.

you have to watch the movie to really know the story (and its a damn good movie!)

also it has lots of comedy in it

i personally like that everytime they show people travelling or whatever, workers or "peasants" in the background would make a musical beat with the tools they're working with

[pfotojenik]

@lordliberal Not only what DarthGhadar said but during that time in fuedal Japan, once you engaged in a sword duel it was usually to the death. People didn't just stop and say "Oh, sorry yo! My bad" lol. So he was killing so he won't be killed. None of his opponents seem to be holding back even though they clearly understand he's blind.

[1qreus]

This was the best way a samurai could die, for justice is blind and the all knew they deserved death, but in an honorable way. Ichi means One, so they died by returning to the One. Eternal respect to the Void.

[pfotojenik]

@1qreus I understand this concept as I have had the honor of living in Japan for 5 years. 3 years in Kuyshu (Sasebo) and 2 years in Honshu (Atsugi) I miss it. By the way, interesting channel. I will accept :)

[LordAzanko]

@lordliberal because hes killed so many he got a big reward on his head...he may be a nice guy but just dont fuck with him cause what happened to all they assholes will happen to you as well....

[Dalp1974]

@lordliberal Because he's the strongest

[northpal2]

Oh man I loved that Zatoichi series both sets. Every since they rescrambled the satellites haven't been able to get it. Once a year my buddy and I watch the whole The Samurai Trilogy, love those films by Hiroshi Inagaki .

[DarthGhadar]

Yeah Well to all Blind Swordsman fans theres one more movie coming out called Zatoichi: The Last it looks like the one thats gunna lay it the fuck down and be bad as shit. At least make up for that fucked up 2003 remake(Although i love beat) and ichi was kickass buuut, this new one looks killer

[LordAzanko]

@DarthGhadar finallty someone that see that that 2003 movie was a BIG fuck up....

[egotopian1]

本当にすごい映像集・・・燃えました！荒々しく華麗で美しいんで­すよ勝新の座頭市の殺陣は！それが最新作は座頭市が香取慎吾って­・・

[truth2masses]

katsu,superstar RIP.

[dotadotadotayea]

whats the technical name of this movie?

[jaimenbaby]

thats that nigga there!!!!!

[testianer]

This is a great video, and the music is totally appropriate. Ever since having seen it, there's this mental connection where, whenever I rewatch a Zatoichi movie (it happens), the Flobots are immediately on my mind and vice versa. And that's good, because I like Zatoichi and I like Flobots.

Just so that you know. :)

[sweetboy81]

My Satellite carrier used to feature Kungfu Channel, they used to broadcast the entire Zatoichi saga from beginning to end... too bad the channel is now discontinued but ever since, I have become a fan of Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman, he's awesome.

[stardingo747]

George Lucas claimed to be a Samurai epic fan, and yet he NEVER had a blind Jedi in any of his movies.

FAKE.

Lucas lied; he doesn't like Samurai epics. If he did, he'd have had a blind Jedi.

[DarthGhadar]

Whatever he does or doesn't like is nothing compared to the fact that he called star wars into existence, so props to him

[Yojimbo13david]

Yeah and the story line around Star Wars IV A New Hope was baste off of The Hidden Fortress by Akira Kurosawa. and Zatoichi isn't a Samurai, He's a Yakuza Messasuer (just making that clear to everyone)

[askwushujeeves]

that's not true. you could like dinosaurs but never make a movie about dinosaurs. baaaka

[frostek]

That would have worked really well in the story. Shame he never used it as you say.

[stardingo747]

I suppose you could always make an animated feature; the star wars movies are dead, but, if Lucas could get a hold of madhouse studios in Japan, the people who did Ninja Scroll, you could have a Jedi Knight origin story, and you COULD say that the very first Jedi, was blind.

[stardingo747]

can you imagine a star wars 1 hour 30 minute feature, or trilogy rather, where each of the 3 animated films was 1 hour and 30 minutes, animated by Madhouse?

It practically BEGS to be made.

I wrote a fan fiction thing that just ignores the "cannonical" expanded universe thinking; in the fanfiction I deleted because it was way too dark, I explained that the Jedi, in fact originated from the Sith, not the other way around.

[stardingo747]

think for a minute; why would an order like the Jedi, use lightsabers, if it did not have warlike, darker origins? The idea is, that the "blind Jedi" began life as a Sith Lord, but, owing to his blindness and therefore "greater wisdom," as blind people are associated with wisdom he "woke up" to the "truth." Lightsabers were kept largely out of habit "this is the way you've always trained in force use; it always included a lightsaber."

[stardingo747]

The inspiration is drawn from Chinese culture; in Wudang mountain in China, the sword arts there, where not developed by Daoists. Ancient China was no stranger to war, and psychotherapy did not exist, so to deal with their inner demons, ex-soldiers went to Wudang to control their PTSD. Because they never shook the habit of practicing with a sword every day, sword practice became a part of the Wudang tradition.

[stardingo747]

Basically, the Tai Chi sword, although peaceful in intent, had warlike origins.

When you think about it, it makes logical sense, it also ties in better as to why the Sith would want "revenge" to start with. It also explains why the Sith are generally better fighters; if you use that fan fiction, it explains that the Sith INVENTED Jedi martial arts, that is why they have an edge.

[stardingo747]

In addition to being blind, I would want that Blind Jedi to be so powerful with the force, that by the third movie he doesn't need a ligthsaber. Any lightsaber attempt to cut him anywhere, he stops it using the force, using Tai Chi inspired moves.

make for cool entertainment, but ultimately its not gonna happen; be nice if Mad House could take it up with Lucas funding it.

[pfotojenik]

@stardingo747 ha ha ha You feel George Lucas is a fake "simply" because he never had a blind Jedi. How funny.

[SecretIVUIIHear]

@stardingo747 Try the special features of "The Hidden Fortress" by Akira Kurosawa at Criterion's collection and come back trying to make more sense. A Samuraï can be blind but blindness doesn't make a Samuraï. Furthermore, a Yakusa like Zaoichi isn't a Samuraï for he has no master other than himself nor ever had one.

[Zeldablackbelt]

@stardingo747 General Kota

[Cyclopsunglass]

@stardingo747 hey lets beat darth up

[kieranmacduff]

@stardingo747 There was a blind Jedi named Rahm Kota (a Japanese sounding name) in The Force: Unleashed games and he has a samurai like topknot and carries his lightsaber on his back like a larger sword (such as a no-dachi) check out the cinematic sequences on YouTube to see him in action... he uses the force to guide his saber... kinda cool really :)

[stardingo747]

@kieranmacduff he wasn't born blind, so it counts not. I actually thought of a star wars anime done by madhouse explaining the origen of the Jedi, a trilogy made of 1 hour and 20 minute anime movies where the founder of the Jedi order is a blind reformed Sith, in the end though probably never happen. Think about it; it just doesn't make logical sense that the Sith split off from the Jedi, because, the ligthsaber is a pretty inhuman weapon.

[wowsadowsa]

@stardingo747 Not saying that you're wrong! And not trying to pick a fight, because that would be awesome to have a blind Jedi!

but it is a recurring theme in Star Wars that Jedi are not supposed to trust their eyes. They feel with the force, which could be similar to Zatoichi. He doesn't use his eyes just as Jedi don't trust solely theirs!

Just a thought.

[svtlonewolf1]

Awesome Video dude

[kapitanleutnant1]

Shintaro Katsu is the Best Zatoichi, no one can be better than him.

[keffysnep]

what version of the film was this ive got the 2003 one, but this looked cool!!

[gdubbs911]

2:15 , shit

[87nopapa]

やっぱ勝新だ。この迫力。近頃の日本映画に足りないのはこのダイ­ナミックさだ。ＣＧばっかに頼りすぎ！

[testianer]

Nice video, especially the music choice.

[tsarbomba1]

Nice video but kind of ruined it with the music choice.

[Catsuwo]

ビートたけしの座頭市も、あれはあれでいいけど

勝の座頭市こそ最強やね

香取慎吾の座頭市なんてクソやね糞！

[Ecronyte]

2:14 great 3 hit finish, and it's from the first Zatoichi I ever watched back on VHS XD.

[lemmyjericho]

Who is the actor who plays " Zatoichi " ?

[tzs111]

Shintaro Katsu

[lemmyjericho]

Thank you! ^___^

[findthejohn]

The more I watch this The more I love it !

[350drifting]

reminds me of a real life Samurai Champloo. good job.

[nickfetterolf]

Awesome!!!!!!!

[vernonbrown1]

3:17

[esorrem]

hey man i didnt know that u put this up on youtube hey give me a call my old phone broke so i dont have your # anymore. oh ya this is chad still love this montage hey put that one starwars skit up i wanna copy of that that shit was funny as hell

[Jahan917]

Isn't the guy from guilty gear based off this guy? Eddie/Zato-1?

[CoffinPuppet]

Killer song and Zatoichi...can't lose 5/5 and Faved!

[ForgedVibe]

lol i never knew who this guy was i got a sword for xmas with Zatoichi on the tube and just realized this is where its from

[dohcrwd]

what is the music in this clip??

pleas reply

[DarthGhadar]

Flotbots - Rise

[sehppe]

flobot - rise

[chuaszeyan]

indeed 1 of the best combo lol

[testianer]

Excellent stuff!

[Krausen24]

TOP NOTCH! Best comp. I have seen in a while.

[TonyNhollywood]

duuuuude! Flobots + Zatoichi = SICKNESS!

[vintageboogie01]

1:18 mins into the vid. Simply Brilliant! -Best!

[ceirlac]

That scene is from Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold, my personal favorite of the film series

[metekhan23]

great work...we share the love for zatoichi

[DarthGhadar]

suck=such

[DarthGhadar]

Not that Darth Ghadar Would Know of Suck Knowledge but You can get All the zatoichi movies on ISO Hunt....for free....and such... but its like 13gigs but oh so worth the wait comes with subtitles and everything and recently i just found the last two episodes of the 100 episode series on there too...

[kimvaterra]

Great stuff, I am building my collection. So far I have about 3 of his movies. Been watching his movies for about 5 yrs now.

[kinjouten]

WOW you even used stuff from the TV show! *applause*

I would not have thought to use this kind of music in concert with the Zatoichi films but you definitely made it work. :) (I'm definitely going to be checking out the band as well LOL ) What editing prog did you use out of curiosity?

Well done! :D

[inverted909]

thats so sick

[rabimmel]

awesome fighting scenes, good work.

[SSjBankai]

I'll make sure to check him out, once again thanks.

[SSjBankai]

I liked this a lot...I don't even know who Zatoichi is but now I can't do anything except respect him.I'll have to find the movie(s) for him....thank you for this video.The music goes with it I think...that or I just really like this song.

[DarthGhadar]

Many thanks, beleive it or not this great man ( Shintaru Katsu) has 26 movies and 100 tv episodes, sadly not many know of him or have even seen his films. Each one is a blessingand a pleasure to watch