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1989

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Nomadic blind assassin Zatoichi travels around Japan, encountering gangs, gambling, and alcohol. When he gets caught up in a Yakuza power struggle, he's forced to take on the gangsters. ZATOICHI - THE BLIND SWORDSMAN is a classic samurai epic that tells of a man desperately struggling to adhere to the strict code of the samurai... Read more

Starring	Shintaro Katsu, Kanako Higuchi, Takanori Jinnai, Ryuutaro Gan
Director	Shintaro Katsu
Genres	Action/Adventure

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- - 6
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  GREAT FILM!!
  
  Brilliant Zatoichi film with the added bonus of good filming!
  
  The quality is mondern day unlike the other Zatoichi films, which are proper old school... read more »
  
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  - Ross
  - Eng
  - 31 Mar 2009 at 20:28
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- - 0
  - 0
  Zatoichi's a cut above
  
  You cant go wrong with this film for good plot, action and characters.
  
  Zatoichi The Blindswordsman is a long running series in japan as famous as the... read more »
  
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  - Kirkcaldy, Fife
  - 16 Nov 2010 at 14:58
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  As good as the remake
  
  This film is great and perfect for a more realistic and believe remake (simply titled - Zatoichi(2003)). The natural lighting in the film does however set it ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Benard
  - 36 reviews
  - Glasgow, Scotland
  - 20 Dec 2009 at 14:30
- - 1
  - 4
  A load of crap!
  
  Please do not watch this film. this was a waste of 2 hours of my life and wouldn't reccommend it to even my worst enemy. The story line was plotless and the... read more »
  
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- - Ozie
  - 6 reviews
  - Dagenham
  - 15 May 2009 at 21:47
- - 6
  - 0
  GREAT FILM!!
  
  Brilliant Zatoichi film with the added bonus of good filming!
  
  The quality is mondern day unlike the other Zatoichi films, which are proper old school... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 735756
- - Ross
  - Eng
  - 31 Mar 2009 at 20:28
View all members' reviews (4)

- - 6
  - 0
  GREAT FILM!!
  
  Brilliant Zatoichi film with the added bonus of good filming!
  
  The quality is mondern day unlike the other Zatoichi films, which are proper old school... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 735756
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Ross
  - Eng
  - 31 Mar 2009 at 20:28
- - 0
  - 0
  As good as the remake
  
  This film is great and perfect for a more realistic and believe remake (simply titled - Zatoichi(2003)). The natural lighting in the film does however set it ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 841309
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Benard
  - 36 reviews
  - Glasgow, Scotland
  - 20 Dec 2009 at 14:30
- - 0
  - 0
  Zatoichi's a cut above
  
  You cant go wrong with this film for good plot, action and characters.
  
  Zatoichi The Blindswordsman is a long running series in japan as famous as the... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 940096
- - a customer
  - Kirkcaldy, Fife
  - 16 Nov 2010 at 14:58
- - 1
  - 4
  A load of crap!
  
  Please do not watch this film. this was a waste of 2 hours of my life and wouldn't reccommend it to even my worst enemy. The story line was plotless and the... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 758121
- - Ozie
  - 6 reviews
  - Dagenham
  - 15 May 2009 at 21:47

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  Nomadic blind assassin Zatoichi travels around Japan, encountering gangs, gambling, and alcohol. When he gets caught up in a Yakuza power struggle, he's forced to take on the gangsters. ZATOICHI - THE BLIND SWORDSMAN is a classic samurai epic that tells of a man desperately struggling to adhere to ...