Vega, Tony and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Kitano Takeshi, Zatoichi and More with Jonathan Wroot [Japan Station 93]. [Audio]

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Abstract

On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, Dr. Jonathan Wroot tells us about the movies of Ktano Takeshi, the fascinating history of the Zatoichi films, and more..
Topics discussed:
About the boom in Japanese films in the early to mid 2000s
About Kitano Takeshi and his films
On studying Asian cinema
About Kitano Takeshi’s Violent Cop
About Kitano Takeshi’s remake of Zatoichi
About the Zatoichi films and their history
Jidaigeki vs chanbara
About the influence of Zatoichi on film and pop culture around the world
The influence of Zatoichi on Daredevil
About Shintaro Katsu
About some of the differences int he Zatoichi films
The Zatoichi TV show
The original Zatoichi short story in which Zatoichi first appears
The crazy finale of the Zatoichi film directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara
About dubs and subtitling
Voice actors in Japan that always do the same voices of Western actors
Crazy Japanese commercials featuring Western celebrities
And much more!

Item Type:	Audio
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Japanese cinema, samurai, history, Zatoichi film franchise, genre, world cinema
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1990 Broadcasting P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1993 Motion Pictures
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Design and Creative Industries
Last Modified:	25 Jun 2026 11:26
URI:	https://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/53817

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