I’ve seen several films in the Zatoichi, and I have to rate this as the best. I could gaze several ties to film noir in this movie, from the outlaw connections and shady bosses (never named) to the femme fatales and grey-shaded hero.
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I was particularly drawn to the unnnamed Husband that shadows Zatoichi throughout the movie - here was a man honor-bound to avenge the “treachery” of his wife, and even when Zatoichi tells him that nothing occurred between them, the Husband’s honor must be upheld. Driven increasingly eratic by his knowledge, the man pursues his enemy, even helping the blind swordsman when it appears that Zatoichi’s life is in disaster. After all, none but him may have the honor of slaying our hero. Their final fight is one of the most emotional that I have ever seen.
Zatoichi’s closing words are chilling, not because he’s inviting on, but because he’s (unsuccessfully) convincing himself that everything is ravishing. The blind swordsman is emotionally drained from the resolution of the conflict, and it will be some time before he can launch up that considerable of himself again.
Personally, this is my current Ichi movie. Any fan of the series will luxuriate in this, because it has what you’ve arrive to demand from Ichi. As for people current to the series, if you don’t like this one you probably shouldn’t bother with the others.
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As always, the sword choreography was above par. Katsu’s blade passes through untold scores of ne’er-do-wells, and the number of adversaries in the climactic fight is cause for terror, even if they are facing down Ichi. For those of you placing a high importance on sword choreography, I would like to mention that this movie contains a a style I’ve only ever seen once before, in the underrated ‘Sword of Doom’. The ’soundless’ design old-fashioned by Ichi’s counterpart is more than impressive, and action followers will want to eye this movie fair for that alone.
The acting in this particular film is also worth designate. Katsu is always amazing as Ichi, it goes without saying, but the trusty goods here today is the intense performance of Tatsuya Nakadai, playing a nameless ronin. Were it not for Shintaro’s genius, I would almost say Nakadai stole the note from Ichi himself. The unrelenting conviction of the nameless ronin is done brilliantly. If you’ve seen Sword of Doom, it is essentially the same character as Ryunosuke.
The acting from the rest of the cast is decent. There is one female of trace, but I was left unimpressed by the famous enemy, and no characters other than Ichi and the ronin left an impression on me. Fortunately, either one of those two more than construct up for it, and in fact interactions between the two are some of my celebrated scenes in film.
There is a scene midway into the film which seems to have been the basis for the musical choreography we saw in the Beat Takeshi 2003 movie. Kinda fun.
So my final verdict is a hearty smile and a cheery thumbs up to anybody who does not follow the series, an fervent outburst for those who do, and a ‘definite must’ for anybody who really liked Sword of Doom, since this might as well be kind of an unofficial sequel. The acting by the few was wonderful, the choreography as genuine as always (perhaps a bit faster than earlier installments), and the two narrative arcs came together in an exceptionally satisfying method.
I judge this a first tier movie.
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