Zatóiči abare himacuri
Réalisation:
Kenji MisumiPhotographie:
Kazuo MiyagawaMusique:
Isao TomitaActeurs·trices:
Shintarô Katsu, Tatsuya Nakadai, Peter, Masayuki Mori, Kō Nishimura, 田中邦衛, 大原麗子, Eizô KitamuraRésumés(1)
Zatoichi se retrouve bien malgré lui à assister à une cérémonie d'un clan yakuza dont le chef, aveugle lui aussi, est surnommé "le shogun de l'ombre". Le "parrain Zatoichi" est d'abord accueilli avec bienveillance, puis méfiance lorsque le groupe s'aperçoit de ses opinions très personnelles. Le "shogun de l'ombre" décide d'envoyer une tueuse contre Zatoichi, pour le séduire et ensuite l'assassiner. Mais celui-ci va en tomber amoureux... (texte officiel du distributeur)
(plus)Critiques (2)
Zatoichi gets entangled in a very interesting story that brings elements typical of Japan, but which haven't been so accentuated in this series before. It may also be due to the times. The fights are not so spectacular anymore, but they are still very good and powerful. Zatoichi isn't the only character that stands out in the story, which is a good thing.
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A stare down of two alpha blind men and one maniacal Nakadaie. Too bad the "single-shot" action has been replaced by a "Zatoichi vs. lots of us" style. It's so weak in action, cluttered, without ideas, without choreography. It's only present during the naked bathhouse action. It often teeters on the edge of (un)wanted farce compared to the more serious entries in the series, but it never falls off that thin edge. A good episode no doubt, but the hype of the best in the series do it rather a disservice.
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