Wish there was more action and a faster pace
The Tale of Zatoichi released in 1962 would begin a 20 plus film franchise starring Shintaro Katus as the blind masseuse, gambler, and master swordsman.<br /><br />The first film introduces all the major elements that would be used in the following movies. That includes yakuza (gangsters), plenty of gambling, and usually a woman.<br /><br />In this story, Zatoichi arrives in a town to see a Yakuza boss, Sukegoro He hires Zatoichi because Sukegoro is about to get into a gang war with another boss Shigezo. Along the way Zatoichi befriends a low level henchmen of Sukegoro, Tate, who’s gotten into trouble by impregnating a woman, his sister Tane who is being harassed by her brother’s friend who is in love with her, and the ronin (masterless samura) Hirate who was hired by Shigezo. While later films would become largely formulaic, this one spends most of its time developing the characters and Zatoichi’s relationship with them. Unfortunately the pacing is very slow, and there’s little action until the very end.<br />C
The movie title "Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman, Vol. 1 - The Tale of Zatoichi [DVD]," available on Movies & TV, has received an average rating of 4.8 from 336 reviewers. 
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