IGN

The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi

Depending on who you ask, the name Takeshi "Beat" Kitano will evoke different responses. There are those who grew up on Japanese television and know him for his slapstick humor, painted-on mustaches, ...
GIGAZINE

The movie 'ZVP' in which Zatoichi unfolds a transcendental action with a mysterious special ninja corps shows the power of Japanese creators to the world.

A man standing in front of me suddenly claps his hand and the sake bottle flies away. At that moment, show a sword-drawing technique that doesn't catch your eye ... The moment you put the sword in the ...
SFGate

ZATOICHI SEES ALL

It's not that "The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi" lacks gory scenes. When a sightless masseur chops off a gambler's hand, the amputated limb spouts a geyser of blood on par with anything in "Kill Bill." ...
SFGate

ASIAN POP The Return of 'Zatoichi' / Sharpen your swords, because 'Kill Bill' was only the beginning of the samurai revival

A do-gooder blind masseur with a penchant for gambling and steel blades might appear an unlikely cinematic hero. But after he first appeared in the 1962 Japanese film "Zatoichi Monogatari" ("The Tale ...