Zatoichi at Large (1972)

Zatoichi at Large (1972). 1h 30m | Not Rated

“I love the Takeshi Kitano Zatoichi movie from 2003 so i was interested to see the roots of the series. This movie isnu0026#39;t as cinematic or as graphically violent as the Kitano version but itu0026#39;s surprisingly cool with some really stylish quick cut editing and skilful looking sword fights. I love the way Zatoichi kills his opponents with one slash, it makes him look deadly and his sword sharp as a white hot razor.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story is simple but is well told with some heartfelt moments and none of it is too over the top which gives the movie a down to earth and realistic feel. Iu0026#39;m not really a fan of cheesy old school kung fu flicks and this wasnu0026#39;t like those at all.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAlso the opening theme music is great but is ruined by some truly terrible singing over the top of it (What was that about??).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe DVD i watched was a little too dark in places, i donu0026#39;t know if thatu0026#39;s due to the age and low budget of the movie or the DVD transfer itself so it would be great to re-watch it remastered on blu ray.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is a good movie, go see it if you like Japanese movies and samurai.”