Review of Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989) by Stella D — 02 Jul 2008

This one is better than kitano's :) why don't they quit messin with him? he seems like a nice guy!

This review of Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989) was written by Stella D on 02 Jul 2008.

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Derek J (594) on 03 Mar 2008

So much better than the modern remake, this film has all the bloody good times you could want from a Samurai film…

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The only Zatoichi film written, directed by, and starring Katsu for the last time, is a reflection of a character he portrayed in 25 films…

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Shintaro Katsu plays the blind samurai for the last time…

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By Alistair M (22) on 21 Nov 2007

A good film that looks like it was made in the early 80's but was actually made in 2003…

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By Drw W (33) on 08 Mar 2008

The daddy of modern samurai stories. The stomp / lord of the dance hybrid deserves a view…

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The worts of the 26 movies series. Seen them, every single one is great, but the last one…

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What a find! I tried this after seeing Beat Takeshi's recent continuation of the series, and I have to say this exceded all my expectations…

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By Tony T (238) on 18 Apr 2008

Not the best Zatoichi film, but it is still worth renting if you are a samurai movie fan…

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This is the first and only Zatoichi that I've seen so far. I'm looking forward to seeing the one with Beat Takeshi in it…

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