He threw the short sword to observe zatoichi reaction. With that information, he formulated a strategy to beat him. But the scoff gave him away and zatoichi changed his attack. Absolute genius film making.
What's also interesting here is right before Genosuke threw his short sword, you can see he attempted to use a bluff tactic 0:29 against Zatoichi as if he was about to unsheathe his katana and charge him. Had Zatoichi reacted to this right away and took his guard down, chances are, the short sword would've stabbed him in his head.
I like how Genosuke choose to fight Zatoichi near the bonfire. Not just the sound of the fire throwing off his hearing, but the heat and movement of the air also distracts and throws off Zatoichi's sense of touch as well. The smell of the smoke also throws off his sense of smell as well. He did really think it out by going near that bonfire, trying to throw off the other senses Zatoichi uses to fight since he has no sight, but Zatoichi is just too damn good, lol.
@@jonpaul3868 actually he is 😕 I used to think that the "even with the eyes wide open, I can't see a thing" at the last scene of the movie was a self-mockery for a goofy tripping like everyone able to see can have from time to time, but it seems that Zatoichi spent so much time with his eyes closed that he actually can't physically see
I love this scene, because Genosuke is the perfect counter to Zatoichi and would’ve won if it weren’t for the scoff. It told Zatoichi that his opponent had come up with a plan of attack and a good one. His solution was improvised, which is why he took a hit. He himself didn’t know which stance would work best for the situation, all he needed was to break Genosuke’s concentration.
Actually what happened was that Zatoichi knew there were several possible ways that fight could play out. Zatoichi had chosen his stance, so that narrowed it down somewhat, but not completely since he didn't yet know the stance and strategy Genosuke would use. Genosuke's scoff told Zatoichi that Genosuke had chosen the most obvious counter-stance to Zatoichi’s, so in that moment Zatoichi switched to a counter-counter stance and attacked. It's even possible that Zatoichi chose his first stance because he knew how an experienced opponent would counter it. Eg, Zatoichi laid a trap. Genosuke's scoff confirmed he had fallen into the trap.
this is utterly wrong, there was another scene where it shows how zatochi got his katana to get into contacct with genosuke's clothes even before he could draw his own katana in defence, but instead, zatoichi didn't kill him on the spot. it just ended there
Love that look Genosuke gets when Zatoichi changes his grip. Just how he goes from a kind of smug "yeah, I know _precisely_ what you're about to do, I know how to counter it, and I know that I'm gonna kill you" to the kind of "OH CRAP!" you only get from a person who knows _precisely_ what's about to happen and knows he's about to die.
yep -a counter for the reverse iai: ✔ -a disturbance of Zatoichi's senses of hear, smell and touch: ✔ -the "hmph" at 1:30: it was because of that tiny little detail that he f*cked up his perfect plan
This scene was so intense. Made me think about feudal Japan death matches. The focus and resolve to go head to head in a duel with another man where it is over in a second. All of the possibilities in your mind of what your opponent is going to do and you have to shut all of that off and just do it. It puts perspective to Mushashi’s duels. How a man can win 60+ battles is insane. Great scene
Actually this fight is actually a great accurate concept on how samurai's and ronins fight to the death, its only a single slash to kill your opponent, not clashing so with their sword so many times.
@@sneekiersnek3122 He is blind, he used the silver lining of his eyes to fool that last guy so he could lower his guard, remember sun tzu, all warfare is base on deception
@@robinlavoie3467 he was assuming. If you watch the movie the very last scene is him walking with his eyes open and he trips. And he says even with my eyes open I'm totally blind. I invite you to see it for yourself.
@@Frankie2012channel "native speakers don't say that phrase; it doesn't make sense." or "native speakers don't say that phrase because it doesn't make sense." You need to add a conjunction (and, but, if etc.) if you're going to put a comma between two complete sentences. Where do you get off correcting people's English while watching a Japanese movie anyways lol.
There are always 2 elements to Zatoichi's portray of a helpless blind man, the bullied who had enough of being bullied, the unfortunate violence versus violence to solve problems on both sides.
In the bar scene, Genosuke was shown the difference in experience in melee combat, but at the same time, he was convinced that with simple speed and skill, they could fight more than evenly. In other words, Genosuke believed that he could win if he fought with the same stance. Ichi even understood that Genosuke was thinking that way, so he dared to choose a different draw style, confident that Genosuke would match Ichi's draw style.
El Hechizero Abrigado (John) Samurai movies in general, and Zatoichi films especially, love putting in subtle things like that so you're probably right. Thanks for pointing it out to me I had never noticed.
But he was with his eyes closed when the duel happened. Also, we never actually get to understand if he's really blind because of the last scene (tripping on the stone)
". . . yeah, if I reverse-grip draw. . . I can beat him. I got better reach and I'm younger. . ." > Zatoichi switches to forehand grip. "FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF--"
@@javierpaniaguamontero1094 what if the expected expects that youre expecting the unexpected so youre caught off guard by the expected that is now unexpected? Thats why im always expecting the expected to expect me to expect the unexpected when in fact i am secretly actually expecting the expected. All according to keikaku.
I remember when this came out and being pissed off. An entire movie building up to a fight with basically one single move. I could not appreciate the brilliance of it in the moment.
Watch the movie again. Zato set this whole thing up the first time he met the ronin in the tavern. He knew they would eventually meet and in that initial meeting he planted the seed that would be the eventual downfall for Genosuke.
"All warfare is based on deception." -Sun Tzu I love how from the very beginning both Zatoichi and Hattori were deceiving each other. 0:30- Hattori grips his katana and makes it sound as though he's drawing to fool Zatoichi's hearing before throwing his dagger in the hopes it will end the duel quickly. 0:32- Zatoichi of course doesn't go for it and blocks the dagger with his reverse grip draw just to reinforce Hattori's belief that is how he always draws his sword in preparation for the actual duel at 1:30.
@@jasontintran168 Reasons, justify actions, actions, cause consequence, consequence, brings judgement. He wanted to help his wife's sickness, so he helped the gangsters, which made Zatoichi kill him, and now he's just another dead bad guy.
In Zen Bhuddism, there's a story of a martial arts master, who is face to face with a demonic bear that can read minds. Each time the master comes up with a plan, the bear sees it coming, and foils it. It's not until the martial arts master let's go, and stops thinking about it, that he's able to overcome it. The way he changes things up so last second reminds me precisely of it.
Poor Hogun can't catch a break. You can see how he thought it out by lighting a bonfire nearby, so as to largely deafen some of the blind swordsman excellent hearing
Not just the sound of the fire, but the heat and movement of the air also distracts and throws off Zatoichi's sense of touch as well. The smell of the smoke also throws off his sense of smell as well. He did really think it out by going near that bonfire, trying to throw off the other senses Zatoichi uses to fight since he has no sight, but Zatoichi is just too damn good, lol.
@@Kncperseus I'd say his stupidest move was that arrogant little laugh. Gave his thoughts away, Ichi immediately adjusts, and that brief moment of hesitation from realizing his plan was exposed was all it took.
First, Zato draws the blade cutting the enemy straight up from the right waist to left shoulder. After the initial cut, his second cut will come from Gennosuke's left waist across. Hattori assumed by matching Zato's grip and strike pattern, the direction of his initial draw will counter Zato's first cut. Then his sheath will block Zato's 2nd strike from his left waist. Zato did a last minute reverse grip, cutting from top left shoulder to right waist, at a much faster rate then expected.
So true! And it's the only time he used a different technique, most of the time he grabs the sword inverted. Not this time. Not e also how Genosuke thought of his move, while Zatoichi just flows with the moves, genosuke gesture implied more than one thing.
What I like about this film is the accurate portayals of samurai fight scenes. Well, for a movie that is. I can't stand sword fights that are overly choreographed and it's just dudes hitting each other's sword, instead I don't know, maybe vitals? I think you get the point and it's nice that people here appreciate and understand that.
I like both characters.👍 the samurai is cool, he doesn’t pull a expression on his face, very impressive. I was also very impressed by the scene in the dice booth, 👌 how he put everyone in the cold. I'll go right away and get myself a Zatoichi Shirasaya,🗡 yeaah! 😁
For me it looks like Genosuke was too sure with his plan. He expected to much from that campfire. Sure, it hides his noises, but apparently that wasnt enough.
@0:30 Genosuke was doomed from this moment. When the blind swordsman blocked the throwing sword in mid air, any experienced swordsman will realize this opponent is several levels above them in skill.
after his defeat, he would then ran to Tsushima to heal only to found himself becoming a legendary samurai defending his homeland from the Mongol invasion.
In Genosuke's mind, blocking Ichi's draw would allow him to slice down in one motion, while Ichi would have had to try to swipe a second time. At the last second, when Ichi changed his grip, Genosuke had juuuust enough time to realize that his draw wouldn't be able to block Ichi's unexpected technique-switch Idk all that was harder to say than to think, but still. Its small details like that, that can say a lot
i know this is just a swordfight film, but...we saw how he cut like butter thst stonelamp, and this guy tought he could block his blow with his cloth? hahahaha
It remember me the Darth Maul vs Kenobi duel in a way. Both duel are been seal merely because one of them have decided to change their combat stance at the very last moment.
A shirasaya (白鞘), "white scabbard", is a plain wooden Japanese sword saya (scabbard) and tsuka (hilt), traditionally made of nurizaya wood and used when a blade was not expected to see use for some time and needed to be stored.
yeah it's anticlimactic and a bit of a mood whiplash, but it does these in the most genius and subtle of ways, making it an unforgettable final match up in the Zatoichi series.
Really though, this is how fight between masters went back in tha day, long drawn out duels never existed.... And majority of the time it was mutual slayings, or the "winner" was critically injured...
Well, generally speaking, realistic or not, I love long drawn-out sword fights in film. And this film even has a few, but this one is set apart in that the battle is almost entirely in the mind. I just love this film as a whole, but this scene is what will make me remember it as standing out from other samurai movies.
@@HeyYoMurphy One reason that this short treatment was brilliant is because this fight was also extensively rehearsed in the audience's mind. Throughout the movie, the two characters are depicted as having great intelligence on top of being great swordsmen. You have been given the entire runtime to puzzle over how it will all end, because they seem like true equals. Genosuke is an evolving villain, he continues to be a great study of the sword, and figures out how to improve all the time, and in a way you are rooting for him too - his wife being sick and him having been humiliated in his youth. In the end, his strength ended up being his downfall, where his attempt to adapt to Zatoichi backfired on him, all because of his chance encounter with Zatoichi earlier in the tavern. It's both an appropriate resolution to the two characters, and satisfyingly concise as far as action scenes go. I agree with you and this is also one of my favorite samurai movies. It almost feels like a musical, but also stays true to the samurai genre with all the tropes and archetypal characters. It has the right amount of humor too, which is sorely lacking in most of the other Zatoichi films.
À la fin du film (juste avant l'apparition des crédits de fin), il dit clairement qu'il a beau ouvrir les yeux, il ne voit rien du tout. En plus on le voit trébucher direct quand il ouvre ses yeux sur ledite scène.
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He threw the short sword to observe zatoichi reaction. With that information, he formulated a strategy to beat him. But the scoff gave him away and zatoichi changed his attack. Absolute genius film making.
What's also interesting here is right before Genosuke threw his short sword, you can see he attempted to use a bluff tactic 0:29 against Zatoichi as if he was about to unsheathe his katana and charge him. Had Zatoichi reacted to this right away and took his guard down, chances are, the short sword would've stabbed him in his head.
@@ShadowYamotoYou're right. Good catch.
@@airtioteclint Yep good catch indeed
Yes genius film making indeed
É BEAT TAKESHI, MANOOO !
I like how Genosuke choose to fight Zatoichi near the bonfire. Not just the sound of the fire throwing off his hearing, but the heat and movement of the air also distracts and throws off Zatoichi's sense of touch as well. The smell of the smoke also throws off his sense of smell as well. He did really think it out by going near that bonfire, trying to throw off the other senses Zatoichi uses to fight since he has no sight, but Zatoichi is just too damn good, lol.
It's also a nice duality with the previous fight against a group of fighters in heavy rain.
Genosuke's plan was perfect
but at the same moment that he scoffed, he f*cked up
He is not blind. That is the secret.
@@jonpaul3868 actually he is 😕 I used to think that the "even with the eyes wide open, I can't see a thing" at the last scene of the movie was a self-mockery for a goofy tripping like everyone able to see can have from time to time, but it seems that Zatoichi spent so much time with his eyes closed that he actually can't physically see
ahum ahum, it's a movie, what the hell are you talking about? It's the writer that needs the senses not the character.
I love this scene, because Genosuke is the perfect counter to Zatoichi and would’ve won if it weren’t for the scoff. It told Zatoichi that his opponent had come up with a plan of attack and a good one. His solution was improvised, which is why he took a hit. He himself didn’t know which stance would work best for the situation, all he needed was to break Genosuke’s concentration.
Actually what happened was that Zatoichi knew there were several possible ways that fight could play out. Zatoichi had chosen his stance, so that narrowed it down somewhat, but not completely since he didn't yet know the stance and strategy Genosuke would use. Genosuke's scoff told Zatoichi that Genosuke had chosen the most obvious counter-stance to Zatoichi’s, so in that moment Zatoichi switched to a counter-counter stance and attacked.
It's even possible that Zatoichi chose his first stance because he knew how an experienced opponent would counter it. Eg, Zatoichi laid a trap. Genosuke's scoff confirmed he had fallen into the trap.
this is utterly wrong, there was another scene where it shows how zatochi got his katana to get into contacct with genosuke's clothes even before he could draw his own katana in defence, but instead, zatoichi didn't kill him on the spot. it just ended there
@@5133937Dude that is fckng brilliant for real. I never even considered he laid a trap. That really is a fantastic take
@@mewXD-mn6ec that is easily one of the best scenes, too. He drew so fast
Love this scene. No 30 minute long boring sword clashing but instead a 2 minute tense psychological battle that ends in a flash.
And yet, it doesn't end up anywhere on the list of realistic sword fights in movies. Hum. Imagine that.
@Parikshit Watchmaker In year 2003 this is awesome dude 🤣
@Parikshit Watchmaker spoiled brat these days thinking a 2003 film would be better than 2022 movies
@@mattmarzula Just because something doesn't make a top ten list doesn't mean that it's not great or in this case realistic
@@dummycarrot1748Spoiled brat? Films in 2003 are waaaaaay better than 2023 movies.
Love that look Genosuke gets when Zatoichi changes his grip. Just how he goes from a kind of smug "yeah, I know _precisely_ what you're about to do, I know how to counter it, and I know that I'm gonna kill you" to the kind of "OH CRAP!" you only get from a person who knows _precisely_ what's about to happen and knows he's about to die.
yep
-a counter for the reverse iai: ✔
-a disturbance of Zatoichi's senses of hear, smell and touch: ✔
-the "hmph" at 1:30: it was because of that tiny little detail that he f*cked up his perfect plan
1:33 Has to be one of the the loudest unspoken "OH CRAP!" moment in movie history.
Built up the tension like a gunslingers draw. Followed by a quick conclusion. Fantastic
He actually hit Zatoichi, the blind swordsman that had flawless victories
well, he was pretty smooth himself!
What are you blabbering about he didn't hit him. He only touched him with his blade.
@@vccowboy8969
Your eyes are too fast for me. 😭
He isn't blind
@@vccowboy8969 He cut him, the blood splashed on his neck.
This is hands down the best staredown of all time. It's over so quickly.
Staredown? One of them is blind.
@@123TauruZ321 that's the joke you dumb
@@norpriest521 That is the joke, are you dumb?*
Or, you could have said, "Ha! Guess it wouldn't have been much of a staredown." Lighten up man.
@@damienblackmore5318
Stfu grammarian
@@norpriest521 Hahahaha, I don't care mate. I knew that'd stirr you up.
This scene was so intense. Made me think about feudal Japan death matches. The focus and resolve to go head to head in a duel with another man where it is over in a second. All of the possibilities in your mind of what your opponent is going to do and you have to shut all of that off and just do it. It puts perspective to Mushashi’s duels. How a man can win 60+ battles is insane. Great scene
Intuition and experience would be key here. And having very few aches and pains that limit mobility.
10 straight win record is intimidation in itself in a match where every micro secound counts. Once you doubt, goner
musashi always pissed his opponents before the fight, advantage always favor him.
Actually this fight is actually a great accurate concept on how samurai's and ronins fight to the death, its only a single slash to kill your opponent, not clashing so with their sword so many times.
The deciding factor would a gun, don't go whine to me how katanas can deflect bullets and how they can do that because they're "men of Japan"
(Zatoichi grips sword vertically)
Bodyguard -(I've got him now...)
Zatoichi grips sword horizontally...
Bodyguard - Uh oh....
yeah thanks, i saw the clip.
Ichi can only be defeated in his opponent's' imagination, not in reality. Badass
Haha!
"All warfare is based on deception." -- Sun Tzu
-Some dude in the airport with a machine gun
And I'd say he knows a LITTLE more about fighting then Genosuke did, pal, because he INVENTED it!
@@Nehfarius RIP
"All peacetime is based on Autobotion." -Moon-chan
“All warfare is based”
- Sun Tzu
This is the Japanese version of "I'm not left-handed!"
iOnlySignIn you watched the movie too
Farm boy
I understood that reference
Lol
Agreed
I have seen this before...it's humbling...when a nobody sees a genius defeated by a better genius...and it is freaking terrifying.
He heard the laugh and knew what that meant.
I think you right
@@sneekiersnek3122 He is blind, he used the silver lining of his eyes to fool that last guy so he could lower his guard, remember sun tzu, all warfare is base on deception
@@sneekiersnek3122 you clearly didnt watch the movie lol. The last thing he said was "even with my eyes open im totally blind"
@@rogerabernathy7977 why the real gang boss said he always knew that zatoichi wasnt blind
@@robinlavoie3467 he was assuming. If you watch the movie the very last scene is him walking with his eyes open and he trips. And he says even with my eyes open I'm totally blind. I invite you to see it for yourself.
妄想の中で勝ったと思ったら、一撃で返り討ちにあう演出は見事だった。
The reversely gripped sword is the very symbol of Zatoichi. Takeshi betrayed us in a good meaning.
You mean 'In a Good way", not "in a good meaning". Native English speakers don't say that phrase, it doesn't make sense. :D
@@Frankie2012channel "native speakers don't say that phrase; it doesn't make sense." or "native speakers don't say that phrase because it doesn't make sense."
You need to add a conjunction (and, but, if etc.) if you're going to put a comma between two complete sentences. Where do you get off correcting people's English while watching a Japanese movie anyways lol.
@@sagganuts18 you are making a problem where there is none
There are always 2 elements to Zatoichi's portray of a helpless blind man, the bullied who had enough of being bullied, the unfortunate violence versus violence to solve problems on both sides.
GENOSUKE (thinking to himself): Ichi always uses reverse grip and never draws first. I got this!
ICHI: "Surprise!"
1:30 When you push the wrong button in fighting game.
Perfect example of what you think will happen vs. what actually happens
In the bar scene, Genosuke was shown the difference in experience in melee combat, but at the same time, he was convinced that with simple speed and skill, they could fight more than evenly.
In other words, Genosuke believed that he could win if he fought with the same stance.
Ichi even understood that Genosuke was thinking that way, so he dared to choose a different draw style, confident that Genosuke would match Ichi's draw style.
Could it be that Zatoich guessed that Genosuke was reverse gripping by the arrogant "hmph" he made before he draw, or am I reading in depht too much?
That's what I thought as well
El Hechizero Abrigado (John)
Samurai movies in general, and Zatoichi films especially, love putting in subtle things like that so you're probably right. Thanks for pointing it out to me I had never noticed.
Nope, it is revealed he ain't even blind ^^
But he was with his eyes closed when the duel happened. Also, we never actually get to understand if he's really blind because of the last scene (tripping on the stone)
Incorrect, very last scene of the movie after the dance number and right before the credits reveals that as a fake out.
This reminds me of that scene in Quigley Down Under... "I said I didn't have much use for one. Never said I didn't know how to use it."
this is probably the most realistic one-stroke battles in media. and i like it for it. :)
Check out the final duel in Sanjuro.
The way ZATOICHI draws his sword 🗡️ like a LEGEND and finishes the opponent in 1sec
I loved when he visualized how he would just smoke him, and then barely getting his sword out, before getting sliced!!
". . . yeah, if I reverse-grip draw. . . I can beat him. I got better reach and I'm younger. . ."
> Zatoichi switches to forehand grip.
"FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF--"
xD
*NANI ??!!*
lmao XD
I can imagine him monologuing ala anime style
that's why my children, you always have to be ready for the unexpected and change of plans :)
expect to unexpect... the key of sucess.
@@javierpaniaguamontero1094 what if the expected expects that youre expecting the unexpected so youre caught off guard by the expected that is now unexpected?
Thats why im always expecting the expected to expect me to expect the unexpected when in fact i am secretly actually expecting the expected.
All according to keikaku.
I remember when this came out and being pissed off. An entire movie building up to a fight with basically one single move. I could not appreciate the brilliance of it in the moment.
Watch the movie again. Zato set this whole thing up the first time he met the ronin in the tavern. He knew they would eventually meet and in that initial meeting he planted the seed that would be the eventual downfall for Genosuke.
Best scene in the best samurai movie ever!
"Alright, I'm not gonna lie to ya, there's a good chance you can beat Zatoichi, but you got to visualize how you're going to win, OK?"
- Moe Szyslak
"All warfare is based on deception." -Sun Tzu
I love how from the very beginning both Zatoichi and Hattori were deceiving each other.
0:30- Hattori grips his katana and makes it sound as though he's drawing to fool Zatoichi's hearing before throwing his dagger in the hopes it will end the duel quickly.
0:32- Zatoichi of course doesn't go for it and blocks the dagger with his reverse grip draw just to reinforce Hattori's belief that is how he always draws his sword in preparation for the actual duel at 1:30.
You need to plan ahead before you attack, you can't just blindly attack without knowing what is your opponent's next move.
@@Kikai155 Kind of hard not to blindly attack someone when you can't see 💀
Amazing , epic , un chef-d'oeuvre ! 0:27
I love his gate to him....like the tide. Slow, somber but unyielding.
狭い所での刀の使い方と広い所での刀の使い方がわかっている市の勝ちでしたよね。
当時映画館で見ていて鳥肌立ちました！
たけしの座頭市カッコイイじゃんって思った20年前の話しです(笑)
the last strike was just too fast for the young man to even defend. So sad for him but that was he deserved because he chose to help the gangster
David L Moral of story : Never pissed off the blind person
@@dioarya6275 yeah, they have weird powers hehe
@@jasontintran168 he should have trusted to God rather than become a paid lackey for a sordid master
That sword is shorter and easy to draw.
@@jasontintran168 Reasons, justify actions, actions, cause consequence, consequence, brings judgement. He wanted to help his wife's sickness, so he helped the gangsters, which made Zatoichi kill him, and now he's just another dead bad guy.
I like how first half video in and the fight doesnt even started and the actual fight just take roughly 5 second lol
1:33 - 1:38
1:18 Expectation vs Reality 😆
Pride comes before the fall. Gensuke underestimated his opponent and paid the price with his life.
he miscalculated, but definitely not underestimating
In Zen Bhuddism, there's a story of a martial arts master, who is face to face with a demonic bear that can read minds.
Each time the master comes up with a plan, the bear sees it coming, and foils it.
It's not until the martial arts master let's go, and stops thinking about it, that he's able to overcome it.
The way he changes things up so last second reminds me precisely of it.
Gennosuke: Omae Wa Mou Shindeiru. Hmmph.
Zatoichi: Nope.
Gennosuke: Nani ??? **dies**
Poor Hogun can't catch a break. You can see how he thought it out by lighting a bonfire nearby, so as to largely deafen some of the blind swordsman excellent hearing
Good catch on the bonfire, didn’t though about that.
Not just the sound of the fire, but the heat and movement of the air also distracts and throws off Zatoichi's sense of touch as well. The smell of the smoke also throws off his sense of smell as well. He did really think it out by going near that bonfire, trying to throw off the other senses Zatoichi uses to fight since he has no sight, but Zatoichi is just too damn good, lol.
@@DeathBringer769 Stupidest thing was letting Ichi get close, and waiting for him to make the first move.
@@Kncperseus I'd say his stupidest move was that arrogant little laugh. Gave his thoughts away, Ichi immediately adjusts, and that brief moment of hesitation from realizing his plan was exposed was all it took.
@@Kncperseus he did throw his wakizashi at him before he got close
This is childhood memories for me.
In one stroke, a good plan falls apart.
“Everybody has a plan until they get slashed on the chest. ”
Genosuke lived 10,000 years in that one split second
"Battles played by deception and tricks, no matter how many times you just experience."
1:30 lol, he was so happy in his daydream until he died
First, Zato draws the blade cutting the enemy straight up from the right waist to left shoulder. After the initial cut, his second cut will come from Gennosuke's left waist across.
Hattori assumed by matching Zato's grip and strike pattern, the direction of his initial draw will counter Zato's first cut. Then his sheath will block Zato's 2nd strike from his left waist.
Zato did a last minute reverse grip, cutting from top left shoulder to right waist, at a much faster rate then expected.
Hattori didn't stand a chance in the first place when Zato drew first. Hattori was like "but I wasn't even ready .... blargh!"
So true! And it's the only time he used a different technique, most of the time he grabs the sword inverted. Not this time. Not e also how Genosuke thought of his move, while Zatoichi just flows with the moves, genosuke gesture implied more than one thing.
Sheath? The guy cut through 15 inches of stone!!
Ok got it. I could not figure it out after rewinding and watching.
I saw this scene in the cinema and laugh so much!. What a great movie!
Why was this the one that made you laugh? Lol there was actually a technique to his strike lol
The Beat is on. Even after 20 years.
just imagine what he could do if he wasn't blind
This is the true way of the samurai
I bought this DVD. If you like Japanese Chambara films, you will not be disappointed. Takeshi 'Beat' Kitano is very good in this role!
What I like about this film is the accurate portayals of samurai fight scenes. Well, for a movie that is. I can't stand sword fights that are overly choreographed and it's just dudes hitting each other's sword, instead I don't know, maybe vitals? I think you get the point and it's nice that people here appreciate and understand that.
You should watch the original then. It's even more realistic, with less sensationalism.
1:34 It was at this moment that he knew that he had pulled a Bud Light.
0:29 people who've played Ghost of Tsushima will appreciate this 😂
I like both characters.👍 the samurai is cool, he doesn’t pull a expression on his face, very impressive.
I was also very impressed by the scene in the dice booth, 👌 how he put everyone in the cold.
I'll go right away and get myself a Zatoichi Shirasaya,🗡 yeaah! 😁
Me too
私はビートたけしさんの映画の中で座頭市が一番好きです😊
I think, a very original scene for film with martial arts - Ichi read Gennosuke’s thoughts, changed own plan in one second in advance.
best batto-jutsu concept in a movie
For me it looks like Genosuke was too sure with his plan.
He expected to much from that campfire.
Sure, it hides his noises, but apparently that wasnt enough.
恐るべきことに、北野武は、三船敏郎にあこがれて、いつか侍映画を撮りたいと願いつつ本物の剣術を数十年学んだが、才能もそうだが本人の性格的に一瞬の集中力を高めるまでに至らず、結局達人の域に達するより老いの方が早いと悟り、やや見切り発車でこの座頭市を作った。
型破りの金髪だのタップダンスはその照れ隠しのような側面もある
しかし、映画としていざ撮影してみると、周りの俳優との力量差から十分に達人に見えたため見ごたえのあるもの仕上がった
特に、物語の中盤やや唐突気味に挟まれる雨の中の皆殺しは、実は別のシーンだったのだが一本取りノーカットで撮ったところ、早すぎて何やってるかわからなかったため、 0.8倍速でそのまま流した経緯がある 本人曰く最高のシーンだったので、物語的に蛇足でもどうしても入れたかったとのこと
映画の最初の方で、居酒屋で初めて二人が出会った時
市 こんな狭いとこで、刀をそんな風に握っちゃだめだよ～（自分は逆手持ち）
この伏線があるので、逆手に持ち替えたら、なんと市は順手持ちで返り討ち！
伏線を知らないと、何のことだか分からないシーン
The blind can read minds
@0:30 Genosuke was doomed from this moment. When the blind swordsman blocked the throwing sword in mid air, any experienced swordsman will realize this opponent is several levels above them in skill.
Genosuke celebrated
his victory too early.
His confidence exceeded
his competence.
My enemies are much the same.
after his defeat, he would then ran to Tsushima to heal only to found himself becoming a legendary samurai defending his homeland from the Mongol invasion.
1:30 i think he gave himself away with that grunt
Raiden fighting as a samurai in his younger years
- I'd have a few guys with me banging pots and screaming so he couldn't listen for me!
In Genosuke's mind, blocking Ichi's draw would allow him to slice down in one motion, while Ichi would have had to try to swipe a second time.
At the last second, when Ichi changed his grip, Genosuke had juuuust enough time to realize that his draw wouldn't be able to block Ichi's unexpected technique-switch
Idk all that was harder to say than to think, but still. Its small details like that, that can say a lot
i know this is just a swordfight film, but...we saw how he cut like butter thst stonelamp, and this guy tought he could block his blow with his cloth? hahahaha
Late reply but, bad edit/ camera view on that scene. He think to block with the scabbard (you can see him holding it few frames before)
The face you make when you say NANI!? 1:34
Perfect movie in my opinion
Thank Beat Takeshi Kitano
Even at 0.25x the speed the sword draw and strike are almost unseen
It remember me the Darth Maul vs Kenobi duel in a way.
Both duel are been seal merely because one of them have decided to change their combat stance at the very last moment.
Zatoichi is basically me when cutting onions
How many did you have to kill while cutting onions?
Fine movis 👍
Great clip, great movie. Commercial was long, clip was VERY short ( less than two minutes.
There should have been a sequel to this Movie
There is no reaction time when you are under “Kyo” state.
This in a way is a great historic bit for the series...cause after 30 years or whatever, Zatoichi finally changes his grip. A great play on the trope.
1:30 that scoff is so Yabushige-ish
button smashers vs the ones who try to perform a combo and fail
Don't mess with the best cos the best don't mess!
0:32本身を抜くと見せ（訊かせ？）かけ脇差し投げ！だが市っつぁんに奇策は通じないのであったw
8 years later, Genosuke became warrier of Asgard.
That actor suits Yasuo the League of Legends 😁
A shirasaya (白鞘), "white scabbard", is a plain wooden Japanese sword saya (scabbard) and tsuka (hilt), traditionally made of nurizaya wood and used when a blade was not expected to see use for some time and needed to be stored.
Je possède le DVD du film. J'adore. J'espère qu'ils vont le rééditer en Blu-Ray.
he didn't stop it. he thought Zatoichi will come short in his attack.
yeah it's anticlimactic and a bit of a mood whiplash, but it does these in the most genius and subtle of ways, making it an unforgettable final match up in the Zatoichi series.
Really though, this is how fight between masters went back in tha day, long drawn out duels never existed.... And majority of the time it was mutual slayings, or the "winner" was critically injured...
Well, generally speaking, realistic or not, I love long drawn-out sword fights in film. And this film even has a few, but this one is set apart in that the battle is almost entirely in the mind. I just love this film as a whole, but this scene is what will make me remember it as standing out from other samurai movies.
@@HeyYoMurphy One reason that this short treatment was brilliant is because this fight was also extensively rehearsed in the audience's mind. Throughout the movie, the two characters are depicted as having great intelligence on top of being great swordsmen. You have been given the entire runtime to puzzle over how it will all end, because they seem like true equals. Genosuke is an evolving villain, he continues to be a great study of the sword, and figures out how to improve all the time, and in a way you are rooting for him too - his wife being sick and him having been humiliated in his youth. In the end, his strength ended up being his downfall, where his attempt to adapt to Zatoichi backfired on him, all because of his chance encounter with Zatoichi earlier in the tavern. It's both an appropriate resolution to the two characters, and satisfyingly concise as far as action scenes go.
I agree with you and this is also one of my favorite samurai movies. It almost feels like a musical, but also stays true to the samurai genre with all the tropes and archetypal characters. It has the right amount of humor too, which is sorely lacking in most of the other Zatoichi films.
That's fujitora in one piece anime lol .
The real Admiral fujitora😅
The more alike Fujitora is year 1989 Zatoichi
1:34 big fail😅
Excellent ce film. Zatoichi n'est pas vraiment aveugle. Fermer les yeux permet d'accroître ses autres sens.
À la fin du film (juste avant l'apparition des crédits de fin), il dit clairement qu'il a beau ouvrir les yeux, il ne voit rien du tout. En plus on le voit trébucher direct quand il ouvre ses yeux sur ledite scène.