Wow! Now this is another great Zatoichi film. A lot better than the last few I saw. There's a lot going on. Lots of kills and some blood too. Just like the title says, Zatoichi meets the One Armed Swordsman. It is the same actor who plays the character in the Shaw Brothers version. A Japanese legend with a Chinese legend. They're both kind of in the same side at first but because of the language barrier, they have differences. A big misunderstanding from the One-Armed Swordsman. Lots of battles with different yakuzas. I love the intro to this. Beautiful. Ending felt rushed a bit. I wouldn't have minded a little more movie time.
Spoiler alert: Zatoichi kills the One-Armed Swordsman. Before he dies, they both acknowledged that this was a big misunderstanding.
Good double feature experience with the original One-Armed Swordsman.
Good double feature experience with the original One-Armed Swordsman.
