Kataoka Chiezo stars as Murasaki Zukin, a mysterious hero of the people who helps those in need. Now under the rule of the evil Tanuma, the people look to Murasaki Zukin more than ever, to confront and punish those who bring misfortune upon the commoners. Will he be able to bring peace to the land? One of the greatest actors from Toei Studios, known mainly for his swashbuckling roles as powerful swordsmen such as Ryunosuke in SOULS IN THE MOONLIGHT, he appeared in 325 films both before and after the war, beginning with CHUSHINGURA in 1928, and including KUNISADA CHUJI in 1933, and DOKUGANRYO MASAMUNE. While best known for his swordplay, Chiezo really did not enjoy the action, but was able to use his menacing presence to stare down his adversaries. Although Kataoka Chiezo passed away in 1983 at the age of 79, he still has many fans today. This film shows him at his best.
Japanese study overview
Murasaki Zukin is a Japanese movie of 13,947 characters, with 1,825 unique words and 789 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.7 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,825 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 御honorific/polite/humble prefix×42
- 紫purple×33
- 頭巾headgear (esp. one made of cloth)×33
- 秀麿Hidemaro×27
- 言うto say×20
- 絵picture×20
- 海老沢Ebisawa×20
- 様Mr×19
- 私I×18
- 申すto say×18
- 屋shop×18
- お仙Osen×17
- 田沼Tanuma×15
- 奉行magistrate×13
- 八弥Hachiya×13
- 但馬Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)×10
- 狩田Katta×10
- 信楽Shigaraki×10
- 金山(metal) mine×8
- 老中member of shogun's council of elders×7