Showing: 20/10/2009

Zatoichi: The film's plot follows a traditional theme, with ZatMichi coming to the defense of townspeople caught up in a local Yakuza gang war and being forced to pay excessive amounts of protection money. Meanwhile, ZatMichi befriends a local farmer and her gambler nephew and eventually offers his assistance to two geisha siblings (one of whom is actually a man) who are seeking revenge for the murder of their parents. The siblings are the only survivors of a massacre that was carried out on their family estate in order to obtain large sums of money ten years ago. They soon discover the people responsible for the murders are the same Yakuza wreaking havoc on the small town.
After slicing his way through an army of henchmen, ZatMichi defeats the Yakuzas' bodyguard, a powerful ronin, in a duel. ZatMichi later wanders into town and confronts the Yakuza bosses, killing the second-in-command and blinding the elderly Yakuza boss (who had been masquerading as a bumbling old waiter up until this point) after opening his eyes for the first time and giving the boss the impression that he has been able to see the entire time. The film ends with an unexpected dance number led by noted Japanese tap dance troupe The Stripes, and ZatMichi walking down a trail und unexpectedly tripping over a rock, saying "Even with eyes wide open, my world is one of darkness."