Review of The Tale of Zatoichi (1962) by Scubasteve Walter M — 11 Dec 2013
Starting another samurai series with Zatoichi. In his first film, there's not much going on. Not much action also. Even the main antagonist is not as interesting as Zatoichi's character. The side plots from minor characters overpowers Zatoichi's story.
It's even similar to Kurosawa's storyline in 'Yojimbo'. However the real strength of the film lies in Zatoichi's character. A blind swordsman, gambler and a yakuza too, is not something you see in samurai films.
In this film, we learn more about him and his back story, also his devious attitude. With that, I'll continue with his series of films.
This review of The Tale of Zatoichi (1962) was written by Scubasteve Walter M on 11 Dec 2013.
The Tale of Zatoichi has generally received very positive reviews.
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