Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman - The Artwork

[Hawkmonger]

No this is actually the last in the original series of Zatoichi movies, Zatoichi; The Blind Swordsam was released in 1989. I think the original 1962 movie would go for slightly less than an 18 rating.

[darthelvis]

It's the 1989 film, I think the last one he did. Zatôichi (1989) - IMDb

[the blob]

Ha! I didn't realise at all! I always thought it was just the first one in the series that Arrow had.

[Baseball Fury]

Either way, it's not the Takeshi Kitano one!

[Hawkmonger]

I'd say that's a good thing!

[PaulD]

No good is it? I received that yesterday along with the Arrowdrome release

[the blob]

Originally Posted by Hawkmonger

I'd say that's a good thing!

I've seen a number of the Katsu ones and he's unique but I also love Kitano's take. It's a thing of beauty.

[Hawkmonger]

Unjust found it to be to clean and glossy. I had the sane problem with Kill Bill, for me Samurai movies should be dark a gritty like Baby cart of the river Styx and the Katsu Zatoichi movies.

[DontBurnTheWitch]

Originally Posted by the blob

That would be a different film then. This is the first Shintaro Katsu film from 1962.

Ah, I see. My bad.

After looking it up, the one I own is from 2003 and is more of an update to the series then.