I've seen a bunch of these Zatoichi movies over the years but I don't believe I've ever seen this one(only #2 out of 26 in the series) until now. It follows BLIND SWORDSMAN: THE TALE OF ZATOICHI and it's fascinating to watch how they set the mold for the character early on. It's also interesting because we get to meet Zatoichi's brother, who's not a very nice fellow and apparently goes around raping women. If you've seen one of these you probably know what's going to happen but it's all done so well and filmed so artfully that the simplistic plots don't bother me as much as they might some viewers. So if you dig artsy swordplay where a blind dude cleans house give this series a look and start at the beginning because the black and white photography adds a lot. AKA THE TALE OF ZATOICHI CONTINUES and ZATOICHI 2
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