Another great Zatoichi movie. Saw this one this past Saturday night. I offered my son Nathan to sleep in the living room next to me while I watch this. He agreed and saw some. Oh, the torture. Here, Zatoichi gives up his sword because it is old and it is about to break. But, knowing the tyranny of evil men, Zatoichi is going to eventually need it. He leaves his sword with a retired famous sword maker. This sword maker is forced to make a powerful sword for a yakuza. Well, the twist is that the sword maker gives Zatoichi the newly made sword and the yakuza the old sword. Beautiful scenes in here. There's a barrel scene where Zatoichi is trapped inside. Using his wonderful sword skills, he slices through the barrel and kills a few people around him.
Enjoyed it! Straightforward awesome samurai movie.
