The Paths of Zatoichi
The Global Influence of the Blind Swordsman
1st Edition
Published on 1. October 2021
202 pages
978-1-9787-8646-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Paths of Zatoichi charts the history and influence of the Japanese film and television franchise about Zatoichi the blind swordsman. The franchise is comprised of 29 films and 100 TV episodes (starring the famous Shintaro Katsu, who starred in 26 of the 29 feature films). They all follow the adventures of a blind masseur in medieval Japan, who wanders from village to village and often has to defend himself with his deadly sword skills. The first film was released in 1962 and the most recent in 2010. These dates demonstrate how the franchise can be used as a means of charting Japanese cinema history, via the shifts in production practices and audience preferences which affected the Zatoichi series and numerous other film and TV texts. Zatoichi signifies a huge area of Japanese film history which has largely been ignored in much existing scholarly research, and yet it can reveal much about the appeal of long-running characters, franchises, and their constant adaptation and influence within global popular culture.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
14 b/w photos;
ISBN-13
978-1-9787-8646-2 (9781978786462)
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Book
10/2021
Lexington Books
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Person
Jonathan Wroot is senior lecturer and program leader for film studies at the University of Greenwich.
Content
Chapter One - Zatoichi's Path Begins
Chapter Two - Zatoichi's Path on the Silver Screen
Chapter Three - Zatoichi's Path on the Small Screen
Chapter Four - The Global Paths of Zatoichi
Chapter Five - Zatoichi's Remade Global Paths and Their Impact
Chapter Two - Zatoichi's Path on the Silver Screen
Chapter Three - Zatoichi's Path on the Small Screen
Chapter Four - The Global Paths of Zatoichi
Chapter Five - Zatoichi's Remade Global Paths and Their Impact
