Zatoichi (1989)
- Original title
- 座頭市
- Directed by
- Shintarō Katsu
- Genre
- yakuza film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 49 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A blind masseur who is also a master swordsman gets caught up in conflicts with yakuza gangs during the late Edo period. He uses his sharp senses and quick blade to defend himself and protect others.
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What happens
Zatôichi (Japanese: 座頭市), also known as Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally, Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman and Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi, is a 1989 Japanese Chambara film directed by and starring Shintaro Katsu, who also produced and co-wrote the screenplay. It is the twenty-sixth entry in a series of films featuring the blind swordsman Zatoichi, released 16 years after the twenty-fifth film in the series Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973). The main character is based on a fictional character, a blind masseur and swordmaster created by novelist Kan Shimozawa and set during the late Edo period. Zatoichi is the last film in the original classic saga of Zatoichi (1962–1989). It is also the second time Shintaro Katsu directed a Zatoichi film, and the last time Katsu played the title character on screen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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