Review of Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989) by Brooke T — 11 Feb 2007

Weird ass ending but the movie was awesome...wots with the dancing??

This review of Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989) was written by Brooke T on 11 Feb 2007.

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

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- Do. Not. Fuck. With. Blind. Samurai. - Apparently, the women are badasses too. A guitar player just garrotted someone…

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