Chapter 496: Zatoichi and the Last Samurai
"Well, do you really want to play Zatoichi?"
"Ah, Brother Kusano, you're really good, I haven't said that I'm acting, you think I'm okay? Haha, I'll just say, you really have a unique vision. ”
"No, I, I'm ......"
"Needless to say, I see what you mean, you're so humble. ”
“......”
Yuki Kusano didn't know what to say, he was a little talkative, but Takeshi Kitano himself helped him to get round.
You'll have to be careful in the future, but this 'Zatoichi' is still quite interesting.
As far as Japanese movies are concerned, I also like to make them into series.
It's really very convenient to shoot like this, even Akira Kurosawa has done this kind of thing, for example, after the success of "Heart Stick", he immediately filmed "Tsubaki Sanshiro".
The same goes for Zatoichi, and moreover, this series has a longer lifespan.
Well, or so to speak, the character 'lived' longer.
It's a little similar to Sleep Maniac Shiro.,Anyway, it's like a TV series to shoot one by one.。
There are really too many series of movies in Japan, such as "Diary of a Fishing Fan", "The Story of Injiro" and so on.
But however, I have to admit that Japanese films are really successful, such as the series "Injiro", the name is actually called "Men's Suffering", but the movies are all plots that make people laugh.
And the character of Zatoichi is of course very different from Injiro, and even he is completely different from Shiro Sleepy.
This person himself is a blind man.,Xing Ye actually cos.,It's just a very failure.,In the Mandarin version, it's also directly called a blind swordsman.,Of course,This Mandarin dubbing is actually for Taiwan Province.。
There are two main elements of the story of the blind swordsman Zatochi.
First, the swordsmanship is awesome, or to put it simply, he just never dies, killing others is like mowing grass.
Second, chivalrous spirit.
If you say that in Japanese sword and halberd films, it is not necessarily so chivalrous, although it can be seen that the superintendent will try his best to make the actor stand on the side of justice, but Japanese chivalry is not so serious.
Perhaps it can be said that Japanese chivalry is actually 'Ren Xia', and to put it bluntly, it is the plaque that Yakuza hangs in his house.
Whether they act like that 'Ren Xia' or not, it's impossible to say.
Moreover, there are problems with the history of ancient Japan.
When Akira Kurosawa filmed "Seven Samurai", he made this aspect very clear.
In Japan, samurai killed peasants, which seemed to be a matter of course and was not responsible at all.
Samurai who do not serve their masters are ronin, some ronins are 'reckless', and some simply kill innocents.
It's like there are no good people in "Rashomon", but in the end, it gives a little bit of humanity.
Kurosawa Akira portrayed Tsubaki 30 Lang in "Heart Stick", he is also a very unserious guy.
Fortunately, it's still very righteous to do things, but the means are really too bizarre, and it's funny when you think about it.
Anyway, Japanese chivalry is like that.
Zatoichi may have some deeds that are not very serious, but on the whole, his chivalrous spirit is quite distinct.
Or it can be said that he has a special attachment to chivalry.
At least much better than the samurai ronin in some Japanese film and television dramas, but he is a blind man, so this extremely persistent chivalrous spirit itself is ironic.
Yuki Kusano heard Takeshi Kitano lecture on Toshi, this facial paralysis laugher said that his eyebrows flew and danced, and even, he wanted to come up with a new image, a look that you have never seen before.
Huang Maobei.
Kusano Xing couldn't bear to demolish him, Lao Tzu had actually seen it a long time ago.
However, something else interesting came to mind.
Want to come out with something new?
Want a new version?
Yuki Kusano thought of a 'Zatoichi' that he had made before, and this movie was really interesting.
I'm afraid not many people have heard of the movie "Zatoichi and the One-armed Knife", but as soon as you hear the name, you will know what it is about.
That's right, just like the name, this guy from Zatochi is going to have a big battle with the one-armed sword.
Don't underestimate this movie, maybe it's because you want to use these two big IPs to do things and increase the box office, but the story of this movie also has a certain amount of interest, that is, Zatoichi and the one-armed knife, both insist on their chivalrous spirit, but they have always misunderstood each other, and in the end, the two fought.
The most interesting thing about this movie, though, is the story behind it.
"One-armed Knife" is popular, and there is also one person, that is Wang Yu.
This Brother Wang is really amazing, he became popular back then, and "One-Armed Knife" was filmed several times, but this series of movies was made by Shaw Brothers, to put it bluntly, the film copyright is with the Shaw Brothers, and this movie was originally an adaptation, as for the adaptation...
What happened next was bizarre.
Because Shaw Brothers is too picky, not only forced out a Golden Harvest, but also constantly squeezed their own inherent employees, that is, stars like Brother Wang, who were very miserable back then.
What did this brother Wang do?
He, maybe he played too many heroes, he was too wild and uninhibited, so he went to the headquarters of Shaw Brothers in a fit of anger, and directly stole the contracts between more than 100 celebrities and Shaw Brothers, and burned them on fire.
That's not all, there's something even worse.
After the burning, it was also hyped up, my surname Wang helped everyone out, everyone is free, Lao Tzu is a hero in reality!
It must be said that it has indeed benefited many people, and many celebrities have really freed themselves from the shackles of Shaw Brothers, but he also let Shaw Brothers sue him for this matter.
Losing money?
Lose a fart!
Hong Kong is no longer here, and went to Taiwan.
Therefore, looking at this brother Wang, he really has a chivalrous spirit, he may be too good at playing a hero, and he doesn't even care about the law.
Later, I got mixed up in Taiwan, but Taiwan, China is really not easy to mix, what should I do?
co-produced such a "Zatoichi and the One-armed Knife" with Japan's Shochiku, and this movie naturally involves many copyright issues, Shaw Brothers still sued this movie, and even, even if the one-armed knife of Brother Wang in the movie has changed its name to Wang Gang, it still doesn't work.
But is that the end of it?
No, the more sassy is yet to come.
Although it was a defendant, it was also released, and the box office exploded when it was released.
However, there are two versions of this movie!
As long as you know two versions, you will definitely be able to guess.
That's right, the version released in Japan is that the one-armed knife was killed by Zatoichi.
And the Hong Kong and Taiwan releases are the one-armed knife that killed Zatoichi.
Of course, now because of copyright issues, I can't see the Hong Kong and Taiwan versions, but this kind of operation is ......
Well, there are many Hong Kong and Taiwan directors involved in this play, and they have long known how to read the wealth code.
Even Zatoichi is a chivalrous man, but he is a little Japan after all, and if he kills him, isn't that cool?
As for the ending on the Japanese side, Hong Kong and Taiwan fans can't see it anyway.
In this way...... the story behind "Zatoichi" is even more interesting than this movie.
Yuki Kusano had these things in his mind, and he had a smile on his face, but fortunately, this guy Kitano didn't pay attention to the details, and he was now talking about Zatoichi in his mind.
"Brother Kusano, I think so, it's not enough to just dye your hair, why don't you let this guy Zatoichi have a new story...... Well, isn't that good? You've been shooting the Three Kingdoms theme very well recently, so let's let Zatoichi join the Three Kingdoms as well, and then?
That one...... Don't worry, I originally planned to let Zatoichi fight Zhao Zilong, but, if it doesn't work, just fight with others, how about Gan Ning? Haha, he should be able to. ”
Takeshi Kitano, the Zatoichi of the 'new version of the ship', really inherited the characteristics of this series of movies.
It's really emotional, Zatoichi was originally a pretty righteous hero, but now it's ...... Alas~
What else can Yuki Kusano say?
"......" doesn't look good anyway.
Recently, he has been paying too much in bed, and when his face is not good-looking, it gives people an eerie feeling.
Takeshi Kitano actually felt a trace of terror, but fortunately, after all, this old guy is also a person who has experienced a big battle, and he immediately thought of something.
"I also heard what you said before, Brother Kusano, it is indeed very good, to introduce our oriental culture to the world, we can't let European and American culture lead the way......
This guy is quite atmospheric.
However, suddenly, Yuki Kusano's mind seemed to have an inspiration.
This "Zatoichi" series of movies was originally Zatoichi appearing in various places to do chivalrous righteousness, of course, it would be too to appear in the Three Kingdoms, but, if you look at Europe and the United States......
"Kitano-san, you're a good idea. Yuki Kusano nodded.
Takeshi Kitano smiled again, revealing his terrifying smile, "Really?"
There's a door, which is great!
You know, now that the whole world knows that Yuki Kusano is Japan's No. 1 overseer, what else is there to say about the two of them joining forces again?
It's Chaosi Guoyi!
However, Yuki Kusano's next words still made Kitano Takeshi's head blow up.
"Kitano-san, do you think this is good? Zatoichi has a fight with a foreign Japanese samurai, how about it?"
Japanese samurai in a foreign country?
What is this word?
"I heard in the United States that there was a company that wanted to shoot the story of an American who became a samurai in Japan, so this guy is also a samurai, so ......"
Takeshi Kitano's small eyes lit up.
"Si Guoyi!"