Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
1966
After a girl is assaulted on the highway Zatoichi finds himself acting as midwife to a dying woman. He heads for a nearby village to deliver the baby to its father, Satoro, but on the way is cheated and stoned by local people. Satoro's sister is about to become a sex slave because of an unpaid debt but Zatoichi resolves this .. Read more
| Starring | Shintaro Katsu, Hisaya Morishige, Etsushi Takahashi |
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| Director | Kazuo Mori |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, World Cinema |
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Mediocre
I'm never sure how much entertainment value I get out of films like this but I'm still interested in watching them.
This is probably the weakest zatoichi film I have seen. The story is a bit weak and its generally very slow going. The action scenes aren't amazing or particularly well done and at times the music is terrible.
Yet the main character is not without his charms as are some of the other characters. Theres not a single scene that really stands out though.
The quality of the dvd image is fairly poor. I normally use a projector but just used my little Thomson 28' for this one.
I started watching it about 4 times before losing interest in it and switching off and then finally when the mood caught me watched it all.
The end title sequence had a year of 1972 I think so not sure where the 1966 bit comes from unless I'm remembering wrongly.
My recommendation is your probably better off watching something else. -
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
What's going on?
This seems to have been transferred from a dodgy ex-rental betamax tape and there also seems to have been a mix up with the subtitles since they seem to bear no relation to what may or may not be happening on screen. Not the best Zatoichi flick but certainly the worst in technical terms. If you are considering renting this, watch Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo instead.
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Come on Pilgrim(age)
One of the weaker of Shintaro Katsu's outings as Zatoichi the famous blind masseur. The plot will be familiar to fans of the big Z by now in that he returns to a village where he is mistrusted and revilled by the men and taken in by a lone woman. He incurrs the anger of the local corrupt daimo and eventually wins out in the end, following an obligatory game of dice. If you like these fimls none of this should put you off!! The action is tamer than in other titles in this series and I agree with other reviewers that the sub-titles are way off, although having seen loads of this type of movie that comes as no surprise.
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
What's going on?
This seems to have been transferred from a dodgy ex-rental betamax tape and there also seems to have been a mix up with the subtitles since they seem to bear no relation to what may or may not be happening on screen. Not the best Zatoichi flick but certainly the worst in technical terms. If you are considering renting this, watch Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo instead.
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Come on Pilgrim(age)
One of the weaker of Shintaro Katsu's outings as Zatoichi the famous blind masseur. The plot will be familiar to fans of the big Z by now in that he returns to a village where he is mistrusted and revilled by the men and taken in by a lone woman. He incurrs the anger of the local corrupt daimo and eventually wins out in the end, following an obligatory game of dice. If you like these fimls none of this should put you off!! The action is tamer than in other titles in this series and I agree with other reviewers that the sub-titles are way off, although having seen loads of this type of movie that comes as no surprise.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Mediocre
I'm never sure how much entertainment value I get out of films like this but I'm still interested in watching them.
This is probably the weakest zatoichi film I have seen. The story is a bit weak and its generally very slow going. The action scenes aren't amazing or particularly well done and at times the music is terrible.
Yet the main character is not without his charms as are some of the other characters. Theres not a single scene that really stands out though.
The quality of the dvd image is fairly poor. I normally use a projector but just used my little Thomson 28' for this one.
I started watching it about 4 times before losing interest in it and switching off and then finally when the mood caught me watched it all.
The end title sequence had a year of 1972 I think so not sure where the 1966 bit comes from unless I'm remembering wrongly.
My recommendation is your probably better off watching something else. -
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
What's going on?
This seems to have been transferred from a dodgy ex-rental betamax tape and there also seems to have been a mix up with the subtitles since they seem to bear no relation to what may or may not be happening on screen. Not the best Zatoichi flick but certainly the worst in technical terms. If you are considering renting this, watch Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo instead.
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Come on Pilgrim(age)
One of the weaker of Shintaro Katsu's outings as Zatoichi the famous blind masseur. The plot will be familiar to fans of the big Z by now in that he returns to a village where he is mistrusted and revilled by the men and taken in by a lone woman. He incurrs the anger of the local corrupt daimo and eventually wins out in the end, following an obligatory game of dice. If you like these fimls none of this should put you off!! The action is tamer than in other titles in this series and I agree with other reviewers that the sub-titles are way off, although having seen loads of this type of movie that comes as no surprise.
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This film isn't actually Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
I don't know if anyone else has noticed, but this dvd has been released under the wrong title, it's actually a film called Zatoichi at Large. Zatoichi's Pilgrimage is actually a much earlier film in the series.
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Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
After a girl is assaulted on the highway Zatoichi finds himself acting as midwife to a dying woman. He heads for a nearby village to deliver the baby to its father, Satoro, but on the way is cheated and stoned by local people. Satoro's sister is about to become a sex slave because of an unpaid debt ...
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