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The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)

The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.

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Michael B 14 May 2009

A wonderful movie that has hardly aged. Shintaro Katsu is incredible and shows a great acting range and is a joy to watch in every frame. The stories is great and very moving too. It shows a great dept that is missed in most action movies today, what a fantastic way to start of this awesome series.

Spencer P 18 Oct 2015

Now that I am finished with James Bond I will start my way through the Zatoichi boxed set but I have no interest in maintaining as strict a time table here. Tales, the first film, was good. At times it is beautiful. Shintaro Katsu is spectacular as the title character, a blind swordsman. The first movie is somewhat formulaic of an Asian period film so my mind wandered several times. Two yakuza bosses hire swordsmen to help them to overthrow the other. The swordsmen befriend each other and are forced to duel when the war between clans erupt. I am interested to see how the next 22 films are and when they start to slag.

Private U 06 Mar 2008

The first in the incredible ZATOICHI series, starring the incredible Shintaro Katsu.

Niklas S 09 Jul 2009

Just the use of sound in this movie must have been groundbreaking. You can really get into the feeling of being the blind swordman. And it all end with a epic one on one battle that would to become one of the classic bookends of this series.

Jeffrey P 09 Aug 2011

I watched the 2003 remake, and naturally got curious about the original. Much like a western, Zatoichi (a blind masseuse turned swordsman) wanders into town and gets enmeshed in the gang conflict that's just coming to a boil. Will his sense of justice and honor be satisfied? There's not a lot of action, but plenty of gently compelling characters and filmmaking.