This Zatoichi movie was a bit slower than the others. It's got an okay story. This is the first time where someone finally cuts Zatoichi a little bit during a battle. In the beginning of the movie, Zatoichi gets challenged by a young thug and Zatoichi kills him. Because he's an honorable man, he goes to the man's hometown and tells his mother about his death. He gets into a few fights with some yakuzas and he's on the run as a fugitive. His long time love (Tane) is back in this movie. She's married to another samurai. The samurai wants to challenge Zatoichi and kills his wife. Their fight at the end was an awesome battle (that's where Zatoichi gets cut). Love that Zatoichi does a little quirky dance and walks away at the end.
Overall, this was okay. I love the first three movies so far.
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