With ZATOICHI Takeshi Kitano best known for such gangster films as VIOLENT COP BOILING POINT and BROTHER makes his first period drama an updating of the classic Japanese character portrayed by Shintaro Katsu in movies and television from to Zatoichi is a blind samurai who shuffles from town to town righting wrongs with his remarkable sword hidden within his cane He is also a masseuse … Continue
The title character of this Masterpiece Theater presentation is the illegitimate son of a wealthy British aristocrat. With a secretive past and an unlimited supply of cash, he turns to gambling where he meets Gwendolyn, a beautiful woman in desperate need of money. From their meeting at a roulette table, a romance blossoms. Daniel, however, is already involved in a passionate relationship with a Jewish singer. Based on George Eliot's novel, this adaptation depicts a heartbreaking love triangle while examining class and wealth in British society.