ZATOICHI #3
Directed by Tokuzo Tanaka • 1963 • Japan
Zatoichi is back, and in color! Hoping to leave violence behind, the blind masseur wanders to a village, where he meets an old friend fallen on hard times. With a corrupt clan leader squeezing citizens dry and the brother of a past nemesis out for payback, Zatoichi finds that he cannot abandon his true calling.
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THE 47 RONIN: Part 1
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi • 1941 • Japan
47 samurai avenge the death of their lord in Kenji Mizoguchi's take on the famous historical event.
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THE 47 RONIN: Part 2
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi • 1941 • Japan
47 samurai avenge the death of their lord in Kenji Mizoguchi's take on the famous historical event.
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The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
ZATOICHI #2
Directed by Kazuo Mori • 1962 • JapanTHE TALE OF ZATOICHI proved so popular that a follow-up went into production the same year. Here, Zatoichi is hired to give a massage to a powerful political official who, he discovers, is mentally ill, a secret that the nobleman’s retinue is det...
