Shintarō Katsu
Recently I bought the old movie directed by Shintaro Katsu. Shintaro was my farorite actior. I watched his 'Blind Swordman' series at Rex Theatre, Magazine Road during the 60's. There were almost 10 to 12 series of it. I would never miss, if it was in the theatre, as I admired his sword playing skills as well as his ethtical values.
我心目中的盲俠 胜新太郎
在本地第一次看到报章以“盲侠”就一词来形容第一届Superstar 陈伟联時。心中就想起自已的盲俠胜新太郎。，我在六十年代后期，一口气在当時的丽士戲院。看了他演的盲俠剑手整十多集。，对他的演技及剑术， 佩服非常。，他演的盲人按摩师， 非常令人信服。 直到日後， 才发现他是个能演能唱， 同時还是能編能导的奇人。 當然， 他亦有负面消息， 但在日本电影现代史上， 他肯定会占一席之地。 看官们， 如果你不相信， 去看他演的任何一套电影， 便了解所言非假也！
The photographs here are the screen shots of his last movie done in 1988.
The following is the information extracted from Wikipedia.
Shintarō Katsu (勝 新太郎 Shintarō Katsu?), born Toshio Okumura (奥村 利夫 Okumura Toshio, November 29, 1931—June 21, 1997; nicknamed Katsu-shin) was a Japanese actor, singer, producer, anddirector. He was the son of kabuki performer Katsutoji Kineya (Kineya Katsutōji) who was renowned for his nagauta and shamisen skills, younger brother of actor Tomisaburo Wakayama (Wakayama Tomisaburō), husband of actress Tamao Nakamura (married in 1962), and father of actor Ryutaro Gan (Gan Ryūtarō).
His best known role was as blind Yakuza anma (masseur) Zatoichi in the series of films by the same name, which were very popular in the 1960s and 1970s. Katsu played Zatoichi in 25 movies between 1962 and 1973, starred and directed a 26th in 1989 and played the role in four seasons of a spin-off television series, the role comprising almost 30 years of his career.
Katsu became a force to be reckoned with within the Japanese entertainment industry during his long and varied career, not the least of which was the company Katsu Productions, which was formed after the closing of Daiei Studios. By all appearances Katsu Productions' focus was on producing film and television that challenged the established values of its industry, presenting many films that pushed the limits of their time. Though not always initially artistically appreciated, many of these films have gone on to be considered classics (The Goyokiba and Kozure Okami series, etc.). Introducing more intense themes of sex and violence, the influence of many of these films can still be found in contemporary Japanese cinema.
Extracted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shintaro_Katsu
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