Zatoichi 4: The Fugitive
Theatrical poster to Zatoichi 4: The Fugitive
Directed by	Tokuzō Tanaka
Produced by	Masaichi Nagata
Written by	Novel: Kan Shimozawa Screenplay: Seiji Hoshikawa
Music by	Akira Ifukube
Cinematography	Chishi Makiura
Distributed by	Daiei
Released	August 10, 1963
Running time	86 min.
Preceded by	Zatoichi 3: New Tale of Zatoichi
Followed by	Zatoichi 5: On The Road
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Zatoichi 4: The Fugitive (座頭市兇状旅, Zatoichi kyojo tabi) is a 1963 film based on Kan Shimozawa's novels, directed by Tokuzō Tanaka and starring Shintarō Katsu as Zatoichi the blind swordsman. Zatoichi 4: The Fugitive is the fourth entry in the popular, long-running Zatoichi series.

CastEdit

• Shintarō Katsu ... Zatoichi^[1][2]
• Miwa Takada ... Onobu
• Masayo Banri ... Otane
• Jun'ichiro Narita ... Sakichi Shimonita
• Katsuhiko Kobayashi ... Kisuke of Monju
• Tōru Abe
• Jutarō Hōjō ... Tanagura
• Sachiko Murase
• Hiroshi Nawa ... Tadaharu Kunisada

Release historyEdit

Zatoichi 4: The Fugitive was released theatrically on August 10, 1963.^[3] In Japan, the film has been released on videotape in 1992, and in DVD format in 2003 both as a single and as part of a box set.^[4] Home Vision Entertainment released it on DVD in the US on October 22, 2002.^[5]

BibliographyEdit

EnglishEdit

• Deming, Mark. Zatoichi, the Fugitive at Allmovie
• Galloway, Patrick (2005). Stray Dogs & Lone Wolves: The Samurai Film Handbook. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 1-880656-93-0.
• Silver, Alain [1977] (1983). "The Alien Hero I. The Blind Swordfighters : Zato Ichi and the Crimson Bat" in The Samurai Film. Woodstock: The Overlook Press. ISBN 978-0-879511-75-3.
• Wallis, John (November 3, 2002). Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman, Vol. 4 - The Fugitive at DVD Talk.
• Zatoichi 4: The Fugitive review at Asian Cinema Drifter
• ZATÔICHI KYÔJÔTABI at the British Film Institute
• ZATO ICHI KYOJOTABI at the Complete Index to World Film
• Zatoichi kyojo tabi (1963) at the Internet Movie Database

JapaneseEdit

• "座頭市兇状旅(1963)" (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
• "座頭市兇状旅" (in Japanese). Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-08-21.
• "座頭市兇状旅" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
• "座頭市兇状旅" (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
• "座頭市兇状旅" (in Japanese). www.walkerplus.com. Retrieved 2010-08-21.

External linksEdit

• "The Fugitive (DVD)THE FUGITIVE Ep. #4 at www.momii.com (US DVD release)

NotesEdit

1. ↑ "座頭市兇状旅" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
2. ↑ Zatoichi kyojo tabi (1963) at the Internet Movie Database
3. ↑ "座頭市兇状旅" (in Japanese). Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-08-21.
4. ↑ "座頭市兇状旅(1963)" (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
5. ↑ Wallis, John (November 3, 2002). Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman, Vol. 4 - The Fugitive at DVD Talk.