Blind Meng, played by Mo Tse, is a blind bounty hunter with a mysterious past who hunts wanted criminals during the twilight years of the Tang Dynasty, where corruption and lawlessness spread across ...

The geishas end up befriending the blind swordsman. At one point, Zatoichi pisses off the gamblers at the gambling den he and Shinkichi frequent so he slices up the lot of them and discovers himself ...

Nobody can make you like this stuff if you don't want to. So although there's no doubt that "The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi" is the summer's most rousing action picture, it's also hard as nails, bloody ...

A do-gooder blind masseur with a penchant for gambling and steel blades might appear an unlikely cinematic hero. But after he first appeared in the 1962 Japanese film "Zatoichi Monogatari" ("The Tale ...

It's not that "The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi" lacks gory scenes. When a sightless masseur chops off a gambler's hand, the amputated limb spouts a geyser of blood on par with anything in "Kill Bill." ...

What separates “Zatoichi” from other swordfight movies is that the eponymous hero, played, of course, by Kitano himself, is blind. Like the many other directors of films featuring this well-known ...

I enjoyed it! It`s not your typical samurai flick - there was a lot of sword-play and a lot of humour. It appeared as if some of the blood was added in as CGI. June 11, 2004 The Blind Swordsman was ...

Like their American counterparts, Japanese movie lovers have long embraced recurring characters and storylines. But their film franchises reached a peak in the 1960s and '70s. At that time, series in ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The blind swordsman Zatoichi is to Japanese cinema what James Bond is to American cinema: an ...

Depending on who you ask, the name Takeshi "Beat" Kitano will evoke different responses. There are those who grew up on Japanese television and know him for his slapstick humor, painted-on mustaches, ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from The Blind Swordsman You're the blind swordsman and you're on a quest to get your sight back! Fight countless enemies and find new skills you never thought ...