The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi

myrrh · #1 08-04-2005, 08:22 AM

This movie was awesome. Highly, highly recommended.

Wicked bloody violent sword fights!!

adam · #2 08-04-2005, 08:53 AM

Didn't really care for it, myself. Tried to be too many things simultaneously, IMO.

b.miller · #3 08-04-2005, 10:11 AM

aren't there like 20 of these movies?

Winston · #4 08-04-2005, 10:41 AM

it's a cool movie
period

porn dog · #5 08-04-2005, 10:49 AM

You're referring to the Beat Takeshi 2004 movie? There are apparently a few older Zatoichi films from the heyday of samurai cinema, though I haven't seen those.

It's a good movie indeed. The comedy moments were strange. The dancing peasants, the neighbours simple son who thinks he's a samurai and runs around naked, the big final dance... pretty nuts. Good though.

I'd recommend The Twilight Samurai (http://imdb.com/title/tt0351817/) if you liked this. A more straight drama based movie, but very good. Better than Zatoichi IMO.

grady · #6 08-04-2005, 01:34 PM

If we're referring to the Beat Takeshi film from last year, it was great.