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| ZATOICHI (2003) | |
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The blind ronin Zatoichi wanders from town to town where he makes his living giving massages and spends his leisure gambling. Often Zatoichi is perceived as a blind helpless victim, but make no mistake here as he is the deadliest of all swordsmen. In this adventure, Zatoichi enters a small town besieged by two rival gangs that are fighting for control. When Zatoichi enters the town a mighty ronin arrives simultaneously looking for a good paying job that can help finance the cure for his sick wife. Also, two murderous geishas arrive and infiltrate the underworld with death in their minds. Zatoichi ends up in the middle of this ordeal where he functions as the evenhanded police, judge, and executioner for the town's villains by delivering death to those who does wrong. Zatoichi is visually dazzling and aurally sophisticated as it enhances the understanding for the dark world which Zatoichi experiences daily. This results in a fantastic adventure where right and wrong are well balanced under the blind eye of Zatoichi, leaving the audience with a good cinematic experience. |
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| 5/25/2004 | |
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The Internet Movie Database. |
