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THE BLIND SWORDSMAN |
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The longest-running, most successful series in Japanese film history featured
an unlikely hero, the blind masseur and gambler, Zatoichi. Expertly
portrayed by Shintaro Katsu for well over a decade, the Zatoichi character
became an instant favorite with this, the very first installment.
This classic samurai film set the tone for the many that followed, with it's exquisite story-telling and breath-taking action. Zatoichi finds himself caught in a bloody feud between rival gangs in the small province of Shimosa. Each is vying for supremacy, with yakuza Boss Sukegoro of Lioka desperatly seeking the blind man's services, knowing that he is a skilled swordsman. Sensing an all-out bloodbath may occur at any moment, the rival gang boss, Shigezo of Sasagawa, has hired his own swordfighter, a samurai named Hirate. Warring yakuza gangs, deadly mercenary swordsmen, honor and duty... all of the elements that have made the Zatoichi films loved worldwide are here. The odyssey begins. Black & White/96 min. - English subtitles (1962)$19.99
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