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Kenjiro Ishiyama, Ko Nishimura, Rentaro Mikuni, Shintarô Katsu, Takuya Fujioka ... see more see more... , Toshiyuki Hosokawa , Yuko Hamada

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Unrated, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: Satsuo Yamamoto

Release Date: January 1, 1967

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DVD Release Date: March 9, 2004

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  • kiriyamakazou
    September 1, 2009
    kiriyamakazou
    A very hard film to rate as often it feels like many films combined. Some good, some terrible and some brilliant. The pacing was the biggest turn off for me, speeding through some sections and then wallowing on others. The first half of the film is the same as any other Zatoichi ... read morefilm, but it even feels like a remake. We have one very interesting character that arrives and both compliments and rivals Zatoichi. This character is a samurai that refuses to carry a sword. This samurai also inspires vilages to give up on gambling and whores, and to focus on the harvest. He is Zatoichi but without the violence. As it turns out it is Zatoichi's violence that is needed in the end and so we are treated to some excellent metaphors and deep thoughts. In the middle was some of the most uncomfortable slapstick I've ever seen. It was obvious and obnoxious and just didn't feel like part of the film. After this, it then becomes the darkest Zatoichi film, with suicides, decapitated heads and Zatoichi going into crazed killer mode. The ending is great, but to contrast this darkest of endings with the lightest of slapstick was just uncomfortable. In the end we have the most "humourous", most violent, most repetitive Zatoichi film, with some deep themes and glimpses of originality. The right ingredients, but the wrong amounts.
  • Saxia
    August 1, 2007
    Saxia
    Shintaro is funny, the movies are a bit slow sometimes, but if you pay attention it's fun to watch.
  • DragonEyeMorrison
    January 3, 2007
    DragonEyeMorrison
    So far the darkest and most ambigous film i have seen from the Zatoichi-Katsu flicks. Zatoichi gets tricked from a powerfull to dispatch people that might had not really deserve it, and so Ichi has to deal with the consequences. Good and bad not always can be that easily defined.
  • threefolddado
    March 23, 2010
    threefolddado
    One of the darkest of the Zatoichi outings. By now the Zatoichi series had fallen into a standard formula, however, this film steps outside that formula plunging Zatoichi in grim circumstances that he, himself created. I guess those who are used to modern flash cuts and constan... read moret action, might find the pacing a bit slow, but those who appreciate deliberate pacing with story and character development will be right at home.

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